M 5.6 earthquake – Maui region, Hawaii

Jun 4, 1904 · 22:57 UTC · Jun 4, 1904
Local time: Jun 4, 1904 · 12:27 (UTC-10:30)

Moderate Reviewed by a seismologist

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Magnitude: 5.6local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
Depth: —
Epicenter: 21.000, -156.00051 km from Kahului
Energy released: 3.8 kilotons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
Felt reports: —"Did You Feel It?" responses
Shaking intensity: —not estimated
Aftershocks: 0M2.5+ within 30 km
Significance: 488USGS score, 0–1,000+

The strongest within 300 km on record

No earthquake this strong has been recorded this close since our catalog begins in 1900.

How strong was it?

Moderate earthquake. It released 3.8 kilotons of TNT, 7.9 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.

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Haiti 2010 M 7.0

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This earthquake M 5.6

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