- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 21, 1951 CE
- Location:
- Hawaii
- Magnitude:
- 6.9
- Depth:
- 60 km
- Injuries:
- 2
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.31
Other earthquake records of 1951 CE
- El Salvador, Jucuapa · M 6.5 · 1,100 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 7.3 · 68 deaths
- Turkey, Kursunlu · M 6.7 · 54 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 7.5 · 17 deaths
- Mexico, Oaxaca: Miahiatlan · Mw 6 · 1 deaths
- Nicaragua, Gulf Of Fonseca: Potosi · Ms 6
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1951 CE Earthquake — Hawaii happen?
- August 21, 1951 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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