List of earthquakes in Hawaii
| Date | Region | M | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-04 | Hawaii – Eastern rift zone | 6.9 | Mw | VIII | Moderate damage | [1] | ||
| 2006-10-15 | Hawaii – Western | 6.7 | Mw | VIII | Several | Significant damage / tsunami / landslides | ||
| 1983-11-16 | Hawaii – Central | 6.7 | Mw | VIII–IX | 6 | Considerable damage / landslides | [2] | |
| 1975-11-29 | Hawaii – Eastern rift zone | 7.4 | Mw | VIII | 2 | several–28 | Destructive tsunami | |
| 1973-04-26 | 6.1 | VII | 11 | Severe damage | [3] | |||
| 1951-08-21 | 6.9 | VII | 2 | Moderate damage / tsunami | [4] | |||
| 1871-02-20 | 7.5 | VIII | Moderate damage | [5] | ||||
| 1868-04-03 | Hawaii – Southern | 7.9 | X | 31–77 | Limited damage / homes destroyed / tsunami | |||
| Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "M 6.9 – 16 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "M6.7 – Hawaii region, Hawaii". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "M 6.1 – Hawaii region, Hawaii". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ NGDC 1972
- ^ Butler, Rhett (2020). "The 1871 Lāna'i Earthquake in the Hawaiian Islands" (PDF). Seismological Research Letters. 91 (6): 3612–3621. doi:10.1785/0220200220. S2CID 225312714.
Sources
Further reading
[edit]- Rhett Butler; The 1871 Lāna‘i Earthquake in the Hawaiian Islands. Seismological Research Letters doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220200220