Major earthquakes in Hawaii since 1900 (M6+)

M6+21

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LargestM7.71975

M7+1

LatestM6.22021-10-10

Per decade

1900s2

1910s3

1920s3

1930s1

1940s1

1950s2

1960s1

1970s2

1980s2

1990s0

2000s2

2010s1

2020s1

Depth

0–70 km13

70–300 km0

300 km+0

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.7 1975-11-29	1975-11-29 14:47	9 km	17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii
M6.9 2018-05-04	2018-05-04 22:32	6 km	18 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii
M6.7 1983-11-16	1983-11-16 16:13	9 km	22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii
M6.7 1908-09-21	1908-09-21 06:35	–	Island of Hawai`i, Hawaii
M6.7 2006-10-15	2006-10-15 17:07	38 km	14 km SW of Puako, Hawaii
M6.6 1938-01-23	1938-01-23 08:32	10 km	10 km ENE of Wailua, Hawaii
M6.5 1929-10-06	1929-10-06 07:51	–	Hualālai area, Hawaii
M6.4 1940-06-17	1940-06-17 10:26	15 km	71 km ENE of Honomu, Hawaii
M6.4 1915-03-28	1915-03-28 18:56	–	Kaoiki area, Hawaii
M6.3 1951-08-21	1951-08-21 10:57	10 km	20 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii
M6.2 1989-06-26	1989-06-26 03:27	9 km	13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii
M6.2 2021-10-10	2021-10-10 21:48	35 km	27 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii
M6.2 1905-05-04	1905-05-04 02:37	–	Kilauea South Flank, Hawaii
M6.2 1918-11-02	1918-11-02 10:01	–	8 km SW of Volcano, 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 1919-09-15	1919-09-15 03:50	–	11 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii
M6.1 1954-03-30	1954-03-30 18:41	15 km	12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
M6.0 1926-03-20	1926-03-20 09:03	–	41 km NE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii
M6.0 1927-03-20	1927-03-20 15:21	–	51 km NNE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii
M6.0 2006-10-15	2006-10-15 17:14	16 km	20 km SW of Hawi, Hawaii

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.