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List of earthquakes in Hawaii

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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

  1. ^ "M 6.9 - 16km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ^ USGS. "M6.7 - Hawaii region, Hawaii". United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ "M 6.1 - Hawaii region, Hawaii". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. ^ NGDC 1972
  5. ^ 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.

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