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The island's most powerful earthquake since Hawaii became a state was a magnitude 7.7 in 1975, with an epicenter about 27 miles southeast of Hilo. "And that was really devastating.
The earthquake, which didn't cause a tsunami and which the U.S. Geological Survey initially reported as magnitude 6.3, was centered on Mauna Loa's southern flank at a depth of 23 miles (37 ...
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 ...
The US Geological Survey reported a preliminary magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Hawaii's Big Island near where a volcanic eruption has forced at least 1,500 residents to evacuate from their homes.
January 1: 2024 Noto earthquake: 2 7.4 19 Taiwan, Hualien: VIII (Severe) 40.0 April 2: 2024 Hualien earthquake: 2 7.4 1 Chile, Antofagasta: VII (Very strong) 127.3 July 19 - 4 7.3 14 Vanuatu, Shefa offshore IX (Violent) 57.1 December 17: 2024 Port Vila earthquake: 5 7.2 0 Peru, Arequipa offshore VI (Strong) 24.0 June 28 - 6 7.1 0 Japan ...
COURTESY USGS This U.S. Geological Survey map shows the location of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka region today. It poses no tsunami risk to Hawaii. COURTESY USGS This U.S ...
The 2006 Kīholo Bay earthquake occurred on October 15 at 07:07:49 local time with a magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).The shock was centered 21 kilometers (13 mi) southwest of Puakō and 21 km (13 mi) north of Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi, just offshore of the Kona Airport, at a depth of 38.2 km (23.7 mi).
The quake occurred just after 10am local time near Mauna Loa