Hawaii earthquakes in 1959
118 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Hawaii in 1959. The largest: M4.6 33 km E of Hana, Hawaii, Oct 4, 1959.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1959 was located in Hawaii. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1959
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 2.719 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 2.914 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 3 km deep
- 2.817 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 3 km deep
- 3.663 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 3.524 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 26 km deep
- 3.618 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 2 km deep
- 2.715 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 2.627 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 2.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 7 km deep
- 3.420 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 4 km deep
- 3.625 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 3.35 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 10 km deep
- 3.010 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 11 km deep
- 2.621 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 4 km deep
- 3.64 km S of Waimea, Hawaii · 14 km deep
- 2.913 km NNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14 km deep
- 3.019 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 3 km deep
- 3.311 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 2 km deep
- 2.818 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 12 km deep
- 2.920 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 4 km deep
- 3.220 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 4 km deep
- 2.825 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 12 km deep
- 2.510 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 43 km deep
- 2.810 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 45 km deep
- 2.622 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 32 km deep
- 2.712 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 43 km deep
- 2.711 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 41 km deep
- 2.519 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 40 km deep
- 3.116 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 39 km deep
- 2.915 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 44 km deep
- 2.88 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 43 km deep
- 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 38 km deep
- 2.815 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 43 km deep
- 2.912 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 43 km deep
- 2.813 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 45 km deep
- 2.79 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23 km deep
- 2.615 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 41 km deep
- 2.621 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 10 km deep
- 2.811 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 44 km deep
- 2.615 km NNW of Volcano, HI · 42 km deep
- 2.717 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 42 km deep
- 2.539 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 3.09 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 44 km deep
- 3.023 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 36 km deep
- 2.79 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 41 km deep
- 2.914 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 43 km deep
- 2.712 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 3.014 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 41 km deep
- 2.810 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 42 km deep
- 2.538 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 2.913 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 45 km deep
- 2.814 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 43 km deep
- 3.016 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 42 km deep
- 2.514 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 39 km deep
- 2.616 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 42 km deep
- 2.86 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 43 km deep
- 2.98 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 43 km deep
- 2.716 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 41 km deep
- 2.613 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 41 km deep
- 2.911 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 40 km deep
- 2.538 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 2.96 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 46 km deep
- 2.87 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 48 km deep
- 2.810 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 43 km deep
- 2.614 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 45 km deep
- 2.710 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 8 km deep
- 3.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 9 km deep
- 3.028 km NE of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · 35 km deep
- 3.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · -1 km deep
- 2.822 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 3 km deep
- 3.09 km SW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 8 km deep
- 2.92 km W of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 28 km deep
- 3.79 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · -1 km deep
- 2.811 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 12 km deep
- 2.84 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · -1 km deep
- 2.510 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 5 km deep
- 2.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 7 km deep
- 4.422 km ENE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · 41 km deep
- 2.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 2 km deep
- 3.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 12 km deep
- 2.915 km W of H?w?, Hawaii · 4 km deep
- 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 8 km deep
- 3.20 km ESE of Volcano, Hawaii · 3 km deep
- 2.66 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 4 km deep
- 2.912 km ENE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 7 km deep
- 3.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · -1 km deep
- 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 0 km deep
- 2.98 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 0 km deep
- 2.76 km WNW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 14 km deep
- 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 29 km deep
- 4.2140 km SW of Lanai City, Hawaii · 13 km deep
- 2.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 8 km deep
- 2.94 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15 km deep
- 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 12 km deep
- 2.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 12 km deep
- 3.027 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 2.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 12 km deep
- 3.311 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 9 km deep
- 2.51 km SSW of Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii · 21 km deep
- 3.142 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 8 km deep
- 2.713 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 1 km deep
- 2.962 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii · 8 km deep
- 3.061 km E of Hana, Hawaii · 15 km deep
- 2.728 km SSW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14 km deep
- 3.88 km ENE of Waim?nalo Beach, Hawaii · 8 km deep
- 2.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14 km deep
- 2.616 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 44 km deep
- 2.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 3.322 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 7 km deep
- 3.43 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 11 km deep
- 3.530 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16 km deep
- 2.623 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15 km deep
- 2.525 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · -1 km deep
- 4.633 km E of Hana, Hawaii · 12 km deep
- 3.130 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 43 km deep
- 4.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 5 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1959 in Hawaii.
- 4.633 km E of Hana, Hawaii · 12 km deep
- 4.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 5 km deep
- 4.422 km ENE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · 41 km deep
- 4.2140 km SW of Lanai City, Hawaii · 13 km deep
- 3.88 km ENE of Waim?nalo Beach, Hawaii · 8 km deep
- 3.79 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · -1 km deep
- 3.625 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 3.64 km S of Waimea, Hawaii · 14 km deep
- 3.618 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 2 km deep
- 3.663 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 6 km deep
- 3.524 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 26 km deep
- 3.530 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16 km deep
- 3.43 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 11 km deep
- 3.420 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 4 km deep
- 3.311 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 2 km deep
- 3.322 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 7 km deep
- 3.35 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 10 km deep
- 3.311 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 9 km deep
- 3.20 km ESE of Volcano, Hawaii · 3 km deep
- 3.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 12 km deep
- 3.220 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 4 km deep
- 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 3 km deep
- 3.142 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 8 km deep
- 3.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 9 km deep
- 3.116 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 39 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1959 | 0 | ||
| February 1959 | 1 | 4.5 | 12 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii |
| March 1959 | 0 | ||
| April 1959 | 0 | ||
| May 1959 | 0 | ||
| June 1959 | 0 | ||
| July 1959 | 0 | ||
| August 1959 | 0 | ||
| September 1959 | 0 | ||
| October 1959 | 17 | 4.6 | 33 km E of Hana, Hawaii |
| November 1959 | 25 | 4.4 | 22 km ENE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii |
| December 1959 | 75 | 3.7 | 9 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.