Mauna Loa south flank

Earthquake location Magnitude

7.0

Date

Mar. 28, 1868

6.5Oct. 5, 1929

6.26.2

6.9

Nov. 12, 1918Sep. 25, 1929

Aug. 21, 1951May 23, 1952

Nov. 29, 1975

Mar. 30, 1954Jun. 27, 1962

Nov. 16, 1983Oct. 15, 2006

6.0

7.5

6.56.1

6.66.7

between Mauna Loa and KīlaueaHualālaiHualālai

Kona coastKona coastKīlauea south flankbetween Mauna Loa and KīlaueaKīlauea south flankbetween Mauna Loa and Kīlaueanorthwest coastline

Large Historical Earthquakes on the Island of Hawaiʽi

Map shows all earthquakes with magnitudes >4 between 1861 and June, 2013. (data from US Geological Survey; map created by Nathan Becker of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center)

Historical Earthquakes on the Island of Hawaiʽi

2006

1951

Apr., 1868

Mauna Loa south flank 7.9Apr. 2, 1868

Mar., 1868

1929 (2)

19831918 1962

1975

1890, 1908

Kīlauea south flank 6.5Aug. 6, 1890Kīlauea south flank 6.7Sep. 20, 1908

1954

1952

1950

6.3May 29, 1950 Kona coast

Sout

hwes

t

Rift

Zone

Northeast Rift Zone

Mauna Kea

Kohala

Hualālai

KīlaueaMauna Loa

Lōʽihi

East Rift Zone

Sout

hwes

t Ri

ft Zo

ne

KīlaueaCaldera

Hilo

Kailua-Kona

MokuʽāweoweoCrater

0 10km0 16mi

Kalapana