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Earthquake damage on road at Kapoho, Hawai‘i.

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On April 22, an observer at the Kapoho railroad quarry counted 238 felt earthquakes over a period of four hours. By Sunday, April 27, things had calmed considerably at Kapoho, although a dozen shocks were felt during the day and half a dozen more overnight.