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Magnitude 6.0 quake near Honaunau-Napoopoo puts USGS map on yellow alert

USGS posts a reviewed magnitude 6.0 earthquake near Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii

May 23, 2:02 PM EDT Checked against the primary source

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USGS Significant Earthquakes · earthquake.usgs.gov

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USGS reported a reviewed magnitude 6.0 earthquake 13 km south of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii, at 07:46:01 UTC, 22.64 km deep, with a yellow PAGER alert, maximum intensity near VII, 6,516 felt reports, and no tsunami flag.

Frame 1USGS posts a reviewed magnitude 6.0 earthquake near Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii.
Frame 2The epicenter is 13 km south of town, 22.64 km deep.
Frame 3The ShakeMap reaches intensity VII.
Frame 4More than 6,500 felt reports flow into the map.
Frame 5PAGER turns yellow while the tsunami flag stays at zero.
Frame 6The event page keeps updating as residents wait for what follows.

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Published: May 23, 2:02 PM EDT
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