The September 1, 1940 earthquake
M5.6near Hana, Hawaii
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake, 49.8 miles off Maui County. The 35th strongest in Hawaii’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.6 on July 15, 1940.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- surface-wave magnitude (ms)
- Depth
- —
- Not recorded
- Local time
- Sunday, September 1, 1940
- 22:14 HST; 08:44 UTC on Sep 2, 1940
- In Hawaii’s record
- 35th
- strongest of 39,637 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis1331 (“81 km ENE of Hana, 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 · 49.8 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
48 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
- March 19, 1926M6.0
- March 20, 1927M6.0
- June 4, 1904M5.6
- July 15, 1940M5.6
- October 13, 1912M5.0
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.