The March 29, 1914 earthquake

M5.2Moloka`i area, Hawaii

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake, 5.0 miles off Maui County. The 66th strongest in Hawaii’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles in the catalogue, which runs from 1900.

The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2; local magnitude (ml)
Depth: —; Not recorded
Local time: Sunday, March 29, 1914; 20:04 HST; 06:34 UTC on Mar 30, 1914
Epicentre: 21.00°N, 157.00°W; 5.0 mi from Maui County
In Hawaii’s record: 66th; strongest of 39,637 since 1900
Within 50 miles: 3; counties; more on this date

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis558 (“Moloka`i area, 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 · 5.0 mi
Kalawao CountyHI · 11.1 mi
Honolulu CountyHI · 46.8 mi

Earthquakes around the epicentre

61 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.