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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 · Island of Hawai`i, HawaiiSeptember 21, 1908M 6.7 · 14 km SW of Puako, HawaiiOctober 15, 2006M 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 mlNovember 10, 1975
17 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.5 mlNovember 6, 1975
14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 31 km
M 4.6 mlJuly 9, 1975
26 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 4 km
M 4.7 mlJuly 8, 1975
30 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth -0 km
M 4.6 mlMay 28, 1975
211 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · depth 37 km
M 4.7 mlMay 22, 1975
14 km ENE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mlJanuary 7, 1975
11 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 4.8 mlJanuary 5, 1975
12 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 7 km
M 4.5 mlJanuary 4, 1975
15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 5.0 mlJanuary 3, 1975
12 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 6 km
M 5.0 mlJanuary 2, 1975
10 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 5 km
M 4.5 mlJanuary 1, 1975
Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · depth 7 km
M 4.7 mbJanuary 1, 1975
9 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 5.3 msJanuary 1, 1975
29 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbJanuary 1, 1975
14 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mlJanuary 1, 1975
13 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 7 km
M 5.6 mlDecember 31, 1974
16 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 2 km
M 4.8 mlDecember 25, 1974
11 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 31 km
M 4.5 mlDecember 16, 1974
21 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 4.6 mlDecember 15, 1974
27 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · depth -2 km
M 5.5 mlNovember 30, 1974
18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · depth -1 km
M 4.6 mlJune 19, 1974
20 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.7 mlJanuary 12, 1974
15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 4.8 mlDecember 13, 1973
10 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 34 km
M 4.8 mlOctober 9, 1973
12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 31 km
M 6.2 msApril 26, 1973
3 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · depth 37 km
M 4.9 mlApril 23, 1973
47 km ENE of Honomu, Hawaii · depth 32 km
M 4.6 mlDecember 24, 1972
0 km S of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · depth 35 km
M 5.2 mlDecember 23, 1972
0 km NNW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · depth 34 km
M 4.8 mlNovember 2, 1972
Hawaiian Islands region · depth 18 km
M 4.6 mlSeptember 6, 1972
15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 5.2 mlSeptember 5, 1972
13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 5.0 mlFebruary 29, 1972
50 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · depth 28 km
M 4.6 mlJanuary 13, 1972
38 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 11 km
M 4.5 mlDecember 29, 1971
13 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 6 km
M 4.7 mlDecember 29, 1971
11 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 6 km
M 4.9 mlDecember 28, 1971
12 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 4 km
M 4.9 mlDecember 26, 1971
15 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 5 km
M 4.9 mlAugust 16, 1971
10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 34 km
M 4.8 mlAugust 1, 1971
130 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · depth 17 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.