- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 21, 1908 CE
- Location:
- Hawaii
- Magnitude:
- 6.8 Ms
- Depth:
- 33 km
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: Ms 6.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.7
Other earthquake records of 1908 CE
- Italy, Messina, Sicily, Calabria · Mw 7 · 80,000 deaths
- Mexico, Guerrero · Ms 7.5
- Indonesia, Celebes Sea · Ms 7.5
- Afghanistan, Hindu Kush · Ms 7
- Russia, Kuril Islands · Ms 7.6
- Mexico, Guerrero · Ms 8.1
Press of the period
Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.
- VooruitSeptember 21, 1908open in archive ↗
- Daily ColonistSeptember 19, 1908open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesSeptember 19, 1908open in archive ↗
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 1908 CE Earthquake — Hawaii happen?
- September 21, 1908 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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