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Hawaii Earthquake History
Since April 4, 1904, the USGS has recorded 265 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in Hawaii, 21 of them magnitude 6 or above. The strongest was M 7.7.
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Strongest in Hawaii
M 7.7 · 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiNovember 29, 1975M 6.9 · 18 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMay 4, 2018M 6.7 · 22 km W of Volcano, HawaiiNovember 16, 1983M 6.7 · 14 km SW of Puako, HawaiiOctober 15, 2006M 6.7 · Island of Hawai`i, HawaiiSeptember 21, 1908M 6.6 · 10 km ENE of Wailua, HawaiiJanuary 23, 1938M 6.4 · 71 km ENE of Honomu, HawaiiJune 17, 1940M 6.4 · 14 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiOctober 6, 1929M 6.4 · Kaoiki area, HawaiiMarch 28, 1915M 6.3 · 20 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiAugust 21, 1951
All recorded earthquakes
M 5.2 mlAugust 12, 2026
42 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 11 km
M 4.5 mlJuly 10, 2026
57 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · depth 39 km
M 4.5 mlJune 17, 2026
17 km SE of Pāhala, Hawaii · depth 33 km
M 4.7 mlJune 10, 2026
23 km E of Pāpa‘ikou, Hawaii · depth 39 km
M 4.6 mlJune 3, 2026
6 km WNW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · depth 34 km
M 6.0 mlMay 23, 2026
13 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · depth 23 km
M 4.8 mlNovember 5, 2024
5 km SW of Pāhala, Hawaii · depth 38 km
M 4.7 mlAugust 22, 2024
15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 7 km
M 5.9 mlFebruary 9, 2024
2 km SW of Pāhala, Hawaii · depth 37 km
M 5.1 mlDecember 5, 2023
13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 2 km
M 4.6 mlJuly 13, 2023
97 km NNE of Laupāhoehoe, Hawaii · depth 28 km
M 4.8 mlFebruary 15, 2023
12 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 32 km
M 5.0 mlOctober 14, 2022
7 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.6 mlOctober 14, 2022
8 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 11 km
M 4.6 mlJuly 27, 2022
43 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 11 km
M 4.7 mlMay 22, 2022
3 km NW of H?lualoa, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.6 mlApril 15, 2022
9 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 32 km
M 4.5 mlMarch 20, 2022
21 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · depth 24 km
M 4.7 mlJanuary 25, 2022
10 km NNE of Wailua, Hawaii · depth 41 km
M 4.9 mlDecember 24, 2021
42 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 12 km
M 6.2 mlOctober 10, 2021
27 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 35 km
M 4.5 mlOctober 6, 2021
8 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 33 km
M 5.2 mlJuly 5, 2021
12 km NNW of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · depth 27 km
M 4.7 mlJuly 27, 2020
19 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 36 km
M 4.6 mlJuly 3, 2020
15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 7 km
M 4.9 mlNovember 11, 2019
18 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · depth 33 km
M 4.5 mlAugust 12, 2019
8 km ENE of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · depth 42 km
M 5.3 mlApril 14, 2019
20 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · depth 13 km
M 5.5 mlMarch 13, 2019
13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 7 km
M 4.6 mlFebruary 7, 2019
86 km SW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · depth 27 km
M 4.6 mlJune 20, 2018
15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 7 km
M 4.8 mlMay 5, 2018
22 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · depth 11 km
M 4.9 mlMay 5, 2018
17 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.7 mlMay 4, 2018
9 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 3 km
M 4.6 mlMay 4, 2018
14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 4.6 mlMay 4, 2018
18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 6.9 mwMay 4, 2018
18 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · depth 6 km
M 5.7 mlMay 4, 2018
18 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · depth 6 km
M 5.1 mbMay 3, 2018
15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 6 km
M 4.5 mlJune 21, 2017
16 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 38 km
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program. Older and smaller earthquakes are under-counted relative to recent decades as instrumentation improved. A record of past shaking is not a forecast. See About the Data.