Map showing earthquake epicenters (blue circles) from a shallow seismi
![Map showing earthquake epicenters (blue circles) from a shallow seismic swarm that began on October 23rd, 2020.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/VW_20201029-3-01%20%281%29.jpg?itok=1iSYf92i)
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Map showing earthquake epicenters (blue circles) from a shallow seismic swarm that began on October 23rd, 2020. Hundreds of earthquakes were recorded beneath the northeastern tip of the Ka‘ōiki fault system, about 1 mile (less than 2 km) west of Nāmakanipaio Campground. These earthquakes occurred in a cluster about 1 mi (2 km) wide and 1–3 mi (2–5 km) below the surface. The largest single event (red star) was a magnitude-3.5 earthquake on Saturday, October 24th, at 5:08 a.m. local time.
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