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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 4.8 mlJuly 3, 1971
115 km ENE of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · depth 36 km
M 4.7 mlMay 12, 1971
14 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 39 km
M 4.9 mlOctober 25, 1970
3 km SW of Waialua, Hawaii · depth 3 km
M 4.6 mlNovember 24, 1969
11 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · depth 1 km
M 4.5 mlNovember 10, 1969
Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 4.7 mlMarch 31, 1968
63 km N of Kualapu‘u, Hawaii · depth 19 km
M 4.6 mlFebruary 22, 1968
57 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · depth 16 km
M 4.6 mlMarch 22, 1965
5 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 28 km
M 4.5 mlFebruary 13, 1965
59 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · depth 32 km
M 4.9 mlDecember 10, 1964
13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 5.7 mlOctober 11, 1964
85 km WSW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · depth 13 km
M 4.5 mlSeptember 18, 1964
17 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 8 km
M 5.5 mlOctober 23, 1963
21 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth -1 km
M 4.6 mlSeptember 21, 1963
7 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 16 km
M 4.7 mlAugust 26, 1963
17 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mlJuly 25, 1962
1 km NE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · depth 12 km
M 6.2 mlJune 28, 1962
21 km N of Pahala, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.5 mlAugust 25, 1961
2 km ESE of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · depth 43 km
M 4.8 mlJanuary 21, 1961
17 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · depth 9 km
M 4.6 mlDecember 25, 1960
16 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · depth -1 km
M 4.7 mlJanuary 19, 1960
14 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · depth 6 km
M 4.6 mlOctober 4, 1959
33 km E of Hana, Hawaii · depth 12 km
M 4.5 mlFebruary 20, 1959
12 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · depth 5 km
M 4.5 mlDecember 27, 1958
2 km W of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · depth 45 km
M 5.6 mlAugust 18, 1957
126 km NNE of Wailua, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mlJuly 26, 1957
26 km W of H?w?, Hawaii · depth 5 km
M 4.5 mlJuly 4, 1957
18 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · depth 15 km
M 5.5 mlOctober 16, 1956
49 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · depth 25 km
M 4.5 mlMay 14, 1956
28 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · depth 20 km
M 5.7 mlAugust 14, 1955
15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 29 km
M 5.2 mlApril 1, 1955
8 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 5.4 mlMarch 8, 1955
17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii
M 5.4 mlJuly 3, 1954
5 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 12 km
M 6.1 mwMarch 30, 1954
12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 15 km
M 5.2 msJanuary 15, 1953
13 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · depth 24 km
M 6.3 mwAugust 21, 1951
20 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 4.8 faJune 28, 1948
12 km SSW of Honolulu, Hawaii · depth 5 km
M 5.6 msDecember 27, 1944
28 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii
M 5.6 msSeptember 2, 1940
81 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii
M 5.6 msJuly 16, 1940
61 km NNE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii
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.