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Urgent: 6.9-magnitude quake hits 16km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii -- USGS

Xinhua,May 05, 2018 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, May 4 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale jolted 16km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii at 22:32:55 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 5.0 km, was initially determined to be at 19.3702 degrees north latitude and 155.0321 degrees west longitude. Enditem