The September 14, 1919 earthquake
M6.1near Naalehu, Hawaii
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake, 4.7 miles off Hawaii County. The 17th strongest in Hawaii’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 6.2 on November 1, 1918.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1
- as reported (fa)
- Depth
- —
- Not recorded
- Local time
- Sunday, September 14, 1919
- 17:20 HST; 03:50 UTC on Sep 15, 1919
- In Hawaii’s record
- 17th
- strongest of 39,637 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis651 (“11 km SE of Naalehu, 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
- Hawaii CountyHI · 4.7 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
6,758 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
Earlier earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles, strongest first
- September 20, 1908M6.7
- March 28, 1915M6.4
- May 3, 1905M6.2
- November 1, 1918M6.2
- October 25, 1913M5.8
- March 13, 1909M5.3
- April 4, 1904M5.3
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.