The December 9, 1991 earthquake
M5.2near Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake 27.3 miles deep, 8.2 miles off Hawaii County. The 65th strongest in Hawaii’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.5 on May 8, 1991.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2
- local magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- 27.3 mi
- 44.0 km below the surface
- Local time
- Monday, December 9, 1991
- 13:14 HST; 23:14 UTC
- In Hawaii’s record
- 65th
- strongest of 39,637 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event hv391488 (“20 km SSW of Hawaiian Ocean View, 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 · 8.2 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
3,495 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
- November 16, 1983M6.7
- March 28, 1915M6.4
- August 21, 1951M6.3
- November 1, 1918M6.2
- June 27, 1962M6.2
- September 14, 1919M6.1
- March 30, 1954M6.1
- October 25, 1913M5.8
- August 14, 1955M5.7
- October 11, 1964M5.7
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.