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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 16 N°, 162.5 W°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 28 N°, 150.5 W°
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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
31-Mar-2013 13:07:42 3.3 -35.3 Hawaii region, Hawaii 18.8° N / 156.8° W
06-Apr-2013 04:06:51 2.7 -17.9 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii 19.89° N / 155.57° W
06-Apr-2013 00:05:53 2.5 -23.3 Hawaii region, Hawaii 18.97° N / 155.51° W
05-Apr-2013 04:11:21 2.7 -11.0 Hawaii region, Hawaii 19.64° N / 156.06° W
03-Apr-2013 19:28:11 3.2 -11.8 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii 19.4° N / 155.41° W
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name Advisory Date(UTC) Wind Speed Wind Gusts Heading Track Speed Status Pressure Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.                
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
Kilauea United States Ongoing Activity Hawaiian Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed Apr 03 07:49:40 HST 2013 19.42° N / 155.29° W
Mauna Loa United States Unknown Hawaiian Volcano Observatory GVP Site Link Wed Mar 31 06:21:50 HST 2010 19.48° N / 155.61° W
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
31-Mar-2013 05-Apr-2013 Potential volcanic activity 19.35 N 155.03 W

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
5
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Oct 15 2006 00:17 6.7 39 8 0 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 19.88° N / 155.93° W
Jun 26 1989 00:03 6.1 9 6 0 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS: PUNA DISTRICT 19.36° N / 155.08° W
Nov 16 1983 00:16 6.7 12 8 0 HAWAII: KAPAPALA 19.43° N / 155.45° W
Nov 29 1975 00:14 7.1 5 9 0 HAWAII 19.33° N / 155.02° W
Apr 26 1973 00:20 6.1 50 8 0 HAWAII: HILO 19.93° N / 155.1° W
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Apr 03 1868 00:02 7.9 0 10 31 HAWAII: SE OF 19.0° N / 155.5° W
Nov 29 1975 00:14 7.1 5 9 0 HAWAII 19.33° N / 155.02° W
Feb 20 1871 00:08 7.0 0 0 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 20.7° N / 157.0° W
Aug 21 1951 00:10 6.9 60 0 HAWAII 19.7° N / 156.0° W
Sep 21 1908 00:06 6.8 33 0 HAWAII 19.5° N / 155.4° W

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
61
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
KILAUEA Dec 23 2000 00:00 1.0 USA-HAWAII-HAWAIIAN IS. 19.42° N / 155.29° W
LOIHI SEAMOUNT Dec 01 1998 00:00 1.0 USA-HAWAII-HAWAIIAN IS. 18.92° N / 155.27° W
LOIHI SEAMOUNT Dec 16 1996 00:00 2.0 USA-HAWAII-HAWAIIAN IS. 18.92° N / 155.27° W
KILAUEA Jan 03 1983 00:00 0.0 USA-HAWAII-HAWAIIAN IS. 19.42° N / 155.29° W
KILAUEA Dec 30 1982 00:00 2.0 USA-HAWAII-HAWAIIAN IS. 19.42° N / 155.29° W

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Feb 27 2010 21:47 USA KAHULUI, MAUI, HI 1.0 0 20.9° N / 156.47° W
Oct 07 2009 07:46 USA KAHULUI, MAUI, HI 0.2 0 20.9° N / 156.47° W
Sep 29 2009 23:32 USA NAWILIWILI, KAUAI, HI 0.2 0 21.96° N / 159.37° W
Aug 15 2007 12:20 USA HILO, HAWAII, HI 0.4 0 19.73° N / 155.07° W
Apr 01 2007 00:00 USA KAHULUI, MAUI, HI 0.1 0 20.9° N / 156.47° W
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Apr 01 1946 00:00 USA NORTHEAST COAST HAWAII, HI 16.8 0 20.21° N / 155.73° W
Mar 09 1957 00:00 USA WAINIHA BAY, KAUAI, HI 16.2 0 22.22° N / 159.54° W
Nov 29 1903 00:00 USA KALAUPAPA, MOLOKAI, HI 15.7 0 21.19° N / 156.99° W
Nov 29 1975 00:00 USA KEAUHOU LANDING, HAWAII, HI 14.3 0 19.27° N / 155.23° W
Apr 03 1868 02:31 USA KEAUHOU LANDING, HAWAII, HI 13.7 0 19.27° N / 155.23° W

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.          

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude VIII

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
250+

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
1,211,526 32,589
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
1,244,898 33,383
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
1,287,601 27,002
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
1,285,483 23,598
Countries
Country
Hawaii (U.S.)
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
United States Honolulu 250,000 to 500,000 Provincial capital 21.33° N / 157.86° W
United States Hilo Less than 50,000 Other 19.71° N / 155.07° W

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
DILLINGHAM Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00014 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHDH 21.58° N / 158.21° W
FORD ISLAND NALF Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00018 21.36° N / 157.96° W
HANA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00078 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHHN 20.8° N / 156.01° W
KALAUPAPA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00024 21.21° N / 156.98° W
KAPALUA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00256 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHJH 20.96° N / 156.67° W
KONA INTL AT KEAHOLE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00047 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHKO 19.74° N / 156.05° W
LANAI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01308 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHNY 20.79° N / 156.95° W
MOLOKAI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00454 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHMK 21.15° N / 157.1° W
PORT ALLEN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00024 21.9° N / 159.6° W
PRINCEVILLE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00344 22.21° N / 159.45° W
UPOLU Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00096 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHUP 20.27° N / 155.86° W
WAIMEA KOHALA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02671 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHMU 20.0° N / 155.67° W
HILO INTL Active civil airport 00038 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHTO 19.72° N / 155.05° W
KAHULUI Active civil airport 00054 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHOG 20.9° N / 156.43° W
KALAELOA Active civil airport 00033 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHJR 21.31° N / 158.07° W
LIHUE Active civil airport 00153 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHLI 21.98° N / 159.34° W
HONOLULU INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 00013 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHIK 21.32° N / 157.93° W
BARKING SANDS PMRF Active military airport 00016 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHBK 22.02° N / 159.79° W
BRADSHAW AAF Active military airport 06190 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHSF 19.76° N / 155.55° W
KANEOHE BAY MCAF Active military airport 00017 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHNG 21.45° N / 157.77° W
WHEELER AAF Active military airport 00837 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=PHHI 21.48° N / 158.04° W
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.      

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Urban 3,315 0.2
Rural 14,237 0.9
Not classified 1,633,870 99
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Unclassified 9,008 52
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 3,590 21
Open Shrublands 1,843 11
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 634 4
Woody Savannas 545 3
Croplands 494 3
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 336 1.9
Grasslands 318 1.8
Mixed Forests 193 1.1
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 142 0.8
Savannas 133 0.8
Closed Shrublands 40 0.2
Permanent Wetlands 24 0.1
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 7 0.04
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 2 0.01
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
1 4,120 904
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  Apr May Jun
low 17.3 18.2 19.3
high 24.9 26.0 27.2
Average Precipitation
  Apr May Jun
mm/day 6.8 4.8 3.2
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
BARKING SANDS/KA Sat Apr 06 2013 04:56 75F 5.0 N Broken clouds 2400 ft. 22.03° N / 159.78° W
BRADSHAW AAF/HAW Sat Apr 06 2013 00:55 64.4F 15.0 SW Few clouds 1500 ft. Scattered clouds 2000 ft. Broken clouds 2500 ft. Overcast 20000 ft. 19.77° N / 155.55° W
HILO Sat Apr 06 2013 04:53 72F 8.0 WSW Overcast 7500 ft. 19.72° N / 155.05° W
HONOLULU Sat Apr 06 2013 04:53 75.9F 9.0 NE Few clouds 2700 ft. 21.33° N / 157.95° W
KAHULUI Sat Apr 06 2013 04:54 75F 13.0 NE Overcast 6000 ft. 20.9° N / 156.43° W
KAILUA/KONA Sat Apr 06 2013 04:53 77F 3.0 W   19.73° N / 156.05° W
KALAELOA Sat Apr 06 2013 04:53 73.9F 5.0 ENE   21.32° N / 158.07° W
KANEOHE MCAS Sat Apr 06 2013 04:57 74.3F 8.0 E Few clouds 2200 ft. Scattered clouds 3200 ft. 21.43° N / 157.77° W
LAHAINA/WEST MAU Sat Apr 06 2013 03:45 75.2F 13.0 ENE Few clouds 1000 ft. Scattered clouds 3000 ft. Broken clouds 5500 ft. 20.97° N / 156.67° W
LANAI CITY AIRPO Sat Apr 06 2013 04:56 68.9F 13.0 NE Scattered clouds 4300 ft. 20.77° N / 156.93° W
LIHUE/KAUAI IS Sat Apr 06 2013 04:53 72F 10.0 E Few clouds 1700 ft. 21.97° N / 159.33° W
MOLOKAI Sat Apr 06 2013 04:54 71.1F 7.0 NNE   21.15° N / 157.1° W
WHEELER AFB/OAHU Sat Apr 06 2013 04:55 71.4F 3.0 ESE   21.48° N / 158.05° W

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