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This map shows seismicity (white circles) and deformation from GPS stations (black arrows) that occurred at Kīlauea during the week of May 28, 2012. GPS arrow length indicates the magnitude of motion according to the scale in the lower right, and earthquake circle size indicates the earthquake magnitude according to the key in the upper right. In just a few days, the coast moved by up to 4 cm (1.5 in) towards the sea, and a swarm of small earthquakes (less than M3.5) occurred—hallmarks of a slow earthquake!