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Science 7 November 1986:
Vol. 234. no. 4777, pp. 726 - 728
DOI: 10.1126/science.234.4777.726
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Regular Intervals Between Hawaiian Earthquakes: Implications for Predicting the Next Event

MAX WYSS 1

1 University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO 80309.

During the years 1941 through 1983 five earthquake mainshocks of moderate magnitude occurred at regular intervals of 10.5 ± 1.5 years within a 6-kilometer radius in Hawaii. It is proposed that these Kaoiki earthquakes will continue to occur at regular intervals because the strain accumulation rate and the strained volume remain constant. With appropriate instrumentation, it may be possible to refine predictions of subsequent Kaoiki earthquakes.

Submitted on April 11, 1986
Accepted on September 4, 1986


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