What the records say
- When
- 20 Feb 1871
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Where
- Usa
- Coordinates
- 20.70° N, 157.00° W
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1871 Lānaʻi earthquake
Earthquake in the Hawaiian Islands
An earthquake struck near the Hawaiian island of Lanai on February 19, 1871, at 10:11 pm HST with an estimated magnitude of 7.5 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw). It remains one of the largest seismic events to hit the Hawaiian Islands since the 1868 Kaʻū earthquake, with its effects being felt throughout the entire archipelago. It caused severe damage on the islands of Lanai, Molokai and Maui.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page