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M6.9 earthquake, Hawaii, 2018-05-04

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth6 km

Time (UTC)2018-05-04 22:32

Rank in 201819 / 134among M6+

Rank since 19002012 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

18 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19.32, -155.00

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1975 M7.7M7.7

2018 M6.9M6.9

1983 M6.7M6.7

1908 M6.7M6.7

2006 M6.7M6.7

1938 M6.6M6.6

1929 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2006-10-15	2006-10-15 17:14	16 km	20 km SW of Hawi, Hawaii
M6.7 2006-10-15	2006-10-15 17:07	38 km	14 km SW of Puako, Hawaii
M6.2 1989-06-26	1989-06-26 03:27	9 km	13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii
M6.7 1983-11-16	1983-11-16 16:13	9 km	22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii
M7.7 1975-11-29	1975-11-29 14:47	9 km	17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii
M6.2 1973-04-26	1973-04-26 20:26	37 km	3 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii
M6.2 1962-06-28	1962-06-28 04:27	9 km	21 km N of Pahala, Hawaii
M6.1 1954-03-30	1954-03-30 18:41	15 km	12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
M6.3 1951-08-21	1951-08-21 10:57	10 km	20 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii
M6.4 1940-06-17	1940-06-17 10:26	15 km	71 km ENE of Honomu, Hawaii

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.