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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 4.9 mlMarch 2, 1988
13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 5.1 mlFebruary 4, 1987
58 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · depth 2 km
M 5.0 mlApril 26, 1986
39 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii · depth 3 km
M 4.6 mlDecember 12, 1985
31 km SE of Hana, Hawaii · depth 22 km
M 4.8 mlFebruary 22, 1985
13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 5.0 mlJune 9, 1984
127 km SW of Lanai City, Hawaii · depth 30 km
M 6.7 mdNovember 16, 1983
22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 5.7 mlSeptember 9, 1983
15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 4.9 mlMarch 21, 1983
15 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 7 km
M 4.6 mlMarch 8, 1983
12 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mlMay 19, 1982
52 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · depth 4 km
M 4.8 mlMay 14, 1982
3 km NW of Puako, Hawaii · depth 17 km
M 5.6 mlJanuary 21, 1982
7 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 13 km
M 5.6 mlJanuary 21, 1982
12 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.5 mlAugust 22, 1981
51 km S of M?kena, Hawaii · depth 7 km
M 4.8 mlMarch 6, 1981
14 km NNW of ‘Ualapu‘e, Hawaii · depth 0 km
M 5.0 mlMarch 5, 1981
16 km ENE of Kualapu‘u, Hawaii · depth 12 km
M 4.7 mlJanuary 14, 1981
12 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 28 km
M 4.9 mlJanuary 12, 1981
12 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 30 km
M 4.5 mlJanuary 20, 1980
13 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 25 km
M 4.5 mlSeptember 27, 1979
15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 5.7 mlSeptember 22, 1979
15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.5 mlAugust 14, 1979
1 km E of Pukalani, Hawaii · depth 25 km
M 5.6 mlMarch 30, 1979
87 km SW of Ko Olina, Hawaii · depth 4 km
M 4.7 mlMarch 28, 1979
7 km NE of Puako, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.7 mlMarch 10, 1979
Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.8 mlMarch 6, 1979
8 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 26 km
M 4.6 mlSeptember 7, 1977
12 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 30 km
M 5.3 mlJune 6, 1977
13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.8 mlApril 21, 1977
11 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · depth 11 km
M 4.7 mbJanuary 22, 1977
126 km SSW of Kaumakani, Hawaii · depth 33 km
M 4.8 mlJanuary 14, 1977
15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 5.0 mlDecember 18, 1976
15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.6 mlApril 2, 1976
14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 5.1 mlFebruary 21, 1976
24 km WNW of H?w?, Hawaii · depth 19 km
M 4.6 mlJanuary 1, 1976
74 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 6 km
M 4.6 mlNovember 30, 1975
14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mdNovember 30, 1975
27 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · depth 11 km
M 7.7 mwNovember 29, 1975
17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 5.7 msNovember 29, 1975
15 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 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.