01-14-2010, 05:50 AM
While we witness from a distance the devastation in Haiti from what is described as a 7.0 earthquake I thought I would bring forward Hawaiian history on the topic to remind us that similar events can occur here.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/s...php#hawaii
All earthquake dates are UTC, not local time.
Hawaii
* 1823 06 02 - South flank of Kilauea, Hawaii - M 7.0
* 1868 03 29 - Ka'u District, Island of Hawaii - M 7.0
* 1868 04 03 - Ka'u District, Island of Hawaii - M 7.9 Fatalities 77
* 1871 02 20 - Lanai, Hawaii - M 6.8
* 1929 10 06 - Holualoa, Hawaii - M 6.5
* 1938 01 23 - Maui, Hawaii - M 6.8
* 1951 08 21 - Kona, Hawaii - M 6.9
* 1973 04 26 - Island of Hawaii, Hawaii - M 6.2
* 1975 11 29 - Kalapana, Hawaii - M 7.2 Fatalities 2
* 1983 11 16 - Kaoiki, Hawaii - M 6.7
* 2003 08 27 - Volcano, Hawaii - M 4.7
* 2005 07 15 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 5.3
* 2005 07 17 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 5.1
* 2006 10 15 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 6.7
* 2007 08 14 - Island of Hawaii, Hawaii - M 5.4
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/s...php#hawaii
All earthquake dates are UTC, not local time.
Hawaii
* 1823 06 02 - South flank of Kilauea, Hawaii - M 7.0
* 1868 03 29 - Ka'u District, Island of Hawaii - M 7.0
* 1868 04 03 - Ka'u District, Island of Hawaii - M 7.9 Fatalities 77
* 1871 02 20 - Lanai, Hawaii - M 6.8
* 1929 10 06 - Holualoa, Hawaii - M 6.5
* 1938 01 23 - Maui, Hawaii - M 6.8
* 1951 08 21 - Kona, Hawaii - M 6.9
* 1973 04 26 - Island of Hawaii, Hawaii - M 6.2
* 1975 11 29 - Kalapana, Hawaii - M 7.2 Fatalities 2
* 1983 11 16 - Kaoiki, Hawaii - M 6.7
* 2003 08 27 - Volcano, Hawaii - M 4.7
* 2005 07 15 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 5.3
* 2005 07 17 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 5.1
* 2006 10 15 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 6.7
* 2007 08 14 - Island of Hawaii, Hawaii - M 5.4
Assume the best and ask questions.
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