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last updated: 10/15/06 14:02.00 (PDT)
On Sunday October 15 2006 at 10:07 AM (PDT) the USArray seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary Mw 6.6) located near the Island of Hawaii, Hawaii of the Pacific Ocean.
No tsunami warning has been issued for this event.
The following links will take you to the tsunami warning center websites:
Initial source parameters for this tremor are indicated below. The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network, FARB) for the USArray is 3756.317 km (33.768 degrees).
If you felt the quake, the USGS would like to know. Please add your comments to the USGS page "Did you feel it?".
Location Maps
The red star denotes the earthquake epicenter. The yellow triangles are active stations at the time of the earthquake in the USArray. Gray lines are major roads and red lines are faults.
Global View:
Regional View (Mercator projection):
Solution Parameters
| Solution Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Local Date: | Sunday October 15, 2006 |
| Local Time: | 10:07 AM PST |
| Universal Time: | 10/15/06 (288) 17:07.48 UTC |
| Magnitude: | 6.6 Mw |
| Latitude: | 19.8420 |
| Longitude: | -156.0590 |
| Depth: | 24 km |
| Author: | QED |
| Authoritative: | yes |
Waveforms
You may view plots showing this event as recorded by USArray instruments:
- Vertical components from the USArray stations that recorded the event (in order of distance from the event)
- 3 components recorded by the closest USArray station to the event
Proximity to Population Centers
- 10 km (6 miles) SW (232°) of Puako, HI
- 17 km (10 miles) WSW (246°) of Waikoloa Village, HI
- 19 km (12 miles) NNE (22°) of Kalaoa, HI
- 91 km (57 miles) WNW (282°) of Hilo, HI
- 253 km (157 miles) SE (129°) of Honolulu, HI
3-D Visual Object
Staff at the SIO Visualization Center have created a 3-D visual object of this event. Viewing the object requires installation of the iView3D freeware. Please follow links on the SIO Visualization Center page for instructions on downloading and installing this software.
News Links
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Current seismic activity measured by USArray
Click the links below to observe near real time maps of earthquakes recorded by the USArray deployment:
Further information
Learn more about the Array Network Facility (ANF) component of USArray, the USArray experiment, the EarthScope project, and the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS).
