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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 6.4 mwJune 17, 1940
71 km ENE of Honomu, Hawaii · depth 15 km
M 5.5 faJuly 14, 1939
16 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii
M 6.6 mwJanuary 23, 1938
10 km ENE of Wailua, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 5.6 faNovember 21, 1935
30 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii
M 5.6 msJune 28, 1935
6 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii
M 5.9 faJanuary 2, 1935
5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · depth 4 km
M 4.7 faMay 26, 1930
18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii
M 6.4 mwOctober 6, 1929
14 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · depth 10 km
M 5.8 mwSeptember 26, 1929
2 km WSW of Hana, Hawaii · depth 15 km
M 5.6 msSeptember 26, 1929
3 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii
M 6.0 faMarch 20, 1927
51 km NNE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii
M 6.0 faMarch 20, 1926
41 km NE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii
M 5.0 faAugust 20, 1924
9 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii
M 6.1 faSeptember 15, 1919
11 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii
M 6.2 faNovember 2, 1918
8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
M 6.4 mlMarch 28, 1915
Kaoiki area, Hawaii
M 5.2 mlMarch 30, 1914
Moloka`i area, Hawaii
M 5.8 mlOctober 25, 1913
Kilauea area, Hawaii
M 4.9 mhSeptember 8, 1913
Kilauea area, Hawaii
M 5.0 mlOctober 13, 1912
North of Kohala, Hawaii · depth 40 km
M 5.3 mlMarch 13, 1909
Kilauea Caldera area, Hawaii
M 6.7 mwSeptember 21, 1908
Island of Hawai`i, Hawaii
M 6.2 mlMay 4, 1905
Kilauea South Flank, Hawaii
M 5.6 mlJune 4, 1904
Maui region, Hawaii
M 5.3 mintApril 4, 1904
Island of Hawai`i, 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.