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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 5.3 mlJune 8, 2017
15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 6 km
M 4.7 mlMarch 9, 2017
70 km NNE of Kualapu‘u, Hawaii · depth 32 km
M 4.7 mlFebruary 17, 2017
25 km WNW of Puako, Hawaii · depth 40 km
M 4.5 mlDecember 18, 2016
73 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 36 km
M 4.7 mlApril 1, 2016
85 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · depth 33 km
M 4.6 mlMarch 20, 2016
13 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · depth 30 km
M 5.2 mlJune 28, 2015
12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 4.8 mlAugust 11, 2013
12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 31 km
M 5.3 mwJune 5, 2013
54 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 40 km
M 4.5 mlJanuary 5, 2013
15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 4.9 mlMarch 24, 2012
1 km SW of Honomu, Hawaii · depth 42 km
M 4.7 mlJanuary 23, 2012
16 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 4.6 mlMarch 11, 2011
16 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.7 mcNovember 24, 2010
16 km SW of M?kena, Hawaii · depth 23 km
M 4.5 mdMarch 9, 2010
19 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · depth 30 km
M 4.8 mlOctober 23, 2009
43 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 31 km
M 4.9 mlApril 14, 2009
12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 5.4 mdAugust 14, 2007
15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.7 mdMay 24, 2007
5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 1 km
M 4.6 mdDecember 3, 2006
16 km W of Puako, Hawaii · depth 11 km
M 5.0 mdNovember 23, 2006
17 km WSW of Puako, Hawaii · depth 36 km
M 6.0 mdOctober 15, 2006
20 km SW of Hawi, Hawaii · depth 16 km
M 6.7 mdOctober 15, 2006
14 km SW of Puako, Hawaii · depth 38 km
M 4.6 mdFebruary 17, 2006
12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.7 mdJanuary 19, 2006
15 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 40 km
M 4.5 mdDecember 7, 2005
39 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 21 km
M 4.5 mdNovember 30, 2005
16 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.5 mdJuly 26, 2005
14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 31 km
M 5.4 mdJuly 17, 2005
35 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 32 km
M 5.3 mdJuly 15, 2005
50 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · depth 15 km
M 5.1 mdMay 13, 2005
45 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 43 km
M 4.5 mdOctober 12, 2004
14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 5.0 mdAugust 27, 2003
13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.9 mdSeptember 13, 2001
42 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 12 km
M 4.7 mdSeptember 11, 2001
40 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 13 km
M 4.5 mdAugust 11, 2001
10 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mdApril 2, 2000
11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 4.5 mdFebruary 18, 2000
12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 34 km
M 5.6 mdApril 17, 1999
5 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.7 mdDecember 27, 1998
47 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 11 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.