The May 13, 2005 earthquake
M5.1near Naalehu, Hawaii
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake 27.0 miles deep, 25.4 miles off Hawaii County. The 75th strongest in Hawaii’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.6 on April 16, 1999.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1
- duration magnitude (md)
- Depth
- 27.0 mi
- 43.4 km below the surface
- Local time
- Friday, May 13, 2005
- 00:06 HST; 10:06 UTC
- In Hawaii’s record
- 75th
- strongest of 39,637 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event hv5432007 (“45 km ESE 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 · 25.4 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
6,621 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 29, 1975M7.7
- November 16, 1983M6.7
- September 20, 1908M6.7
- March 28, 1915M6.4
- June 25, 1989M6.2
- November 1, 1918M6.2
- May 3, 1905M6.2
- June 27, 1962M6.2
- September 14, 1919M6.1
- March 30, 1954M6.1
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.