The June 4, 1904 earthquake

M5.6Maui region, Hawaii

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake, 12.8 miles off Maui County. The 33rd strongest in Hawaii’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles in the catalogue, which runs from 1900.

The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.6; local magnitude (ml)
Depth: —; Not recorded
Local time: Saturday, June 4, 1904; 12:27 HST; 22:57 UTC
Epicentre: 21.00°N, 156.00°W; 12.8 mi from Maui County
In Hawaii’s record: 33rd; strongest of 39,637 since 1900
Within 50 miles: 1; county; more on this date

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis429 (“Maui region, Hawaii”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.

Counties and cities within 50 miles

Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.

Counties

Maui CountyHI · 12.8 mi

Earthquakes around the epicentre

87 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.

No earlier earthquake of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles in the catalogue since 1900.

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.