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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 4.5 mdNovember 22, 1998
30 km NW of H?w?, Hawaii · depth 26 km
M 4.8 mdSeptember 29, 1998
14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.6 mdSeptember 28, 1998
1 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth -0 km
M 5.1 mdJune 27, 1998
51 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · depth 4 km
M 5.1 mdJune 30, 1997
14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 4.7 mdAugust 10, 1996
38 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 13 km
M 4.8 mdAugust 5, 1996
46 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 37 km
M 4.7 mdJuly 30, 1996
38 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 11 km
M 4.5 mdJuly 29, 1996
36 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 14 km
M 4.9 mdJuly 28, 1996
39 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 7 km
M 4.7 mdJuly 28, 1996
55 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 7 km
M 4.6 mdJuly 27, 1996
36 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 11 km
M 4.9 mdJuly 24, 1996
36 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 14 km
M 4.6 mdJuly 24, 1996
38 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 13 km
M 4.9 mdJuly 23, 1996
46 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mdJuly 23, 1996
36 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 14 km
M 4.7 mdJuly 22, 1996
40 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 22 km
M 4.8 mdJune 14, 1996
45 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 49 km
M 4.8 mdMay 11, 1995
5 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · depth 14 km
M 4.8 mdMarch 20, 1995
Maui region, Hawaii · depth 13 km
M 5.3 mdFebruary 1, 1994
19 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 34 km
M 4.8 mdJune 8, 1993
11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.8 mdJanuary 26, 1993
2 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 5.2 mlDecember 9, 1991
20 km SSW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · depth 44 km
M 4.6 mlAugust 19, 1991
101 km WSW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · depth 28 km
M 5.5 mlMay 8, 1991
Hawaii region, Hawaii · depth 29 km
M 4.7 mlAugust 9, 1990
15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.7 mlAugust 2, 1990
22 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · depth 16 km
M 5.3 mlDecember 28, 1989
13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.8 mlDecember 5, 1989
31 km ENE of Ka‘a‘awa, Hawaii · depth 11 km
M 6.2 mlJune 26, 1989
13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.8 mdMarch 5, 1989
62 km SW of Kekaha, Hawaii · depth 4 km
M 5.1 mlSeptember 22, 1988
153 km SW of Kekaha, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mwSeptember 22, 1988
French Frigate Shoals region, Hawaii · depth 20 km
M 5.4 mlJuly 4, 1988
2 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.6 mdJune 7, 1988
15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 4.9 mlApril 2, 1988
46 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · depth 30 km
M 4.5 mlMarch 28, 1988
57 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · depth 36 km
M 5.0 mlMarch 28, 1988
49 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · depth 4 km
M 5.0 mlMarch 25, 1988
49 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · depth 4 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.