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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 15.5 N°, 162 W°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 27.5 N°, 150 W°
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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
None found for the area chosen.        
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 Feb 04 06:30:59 HST 2015 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.
11-Mar-2013 16-Mar-2013 Potential volcanic activity 19.38 N 155.06 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 HAWAII 19.88° N / 155.93° W
Jun 26 1989 00:03 6.1 9 6 0 HAWAII: 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 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 HAWAII 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
60
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
Oct 28 2012 00:00 USA KAHULUI, MAUI, HI 0.8   20.9° N / 156.47° W
Mar 11 2011 13:26 USA KAHULUI, MAUI, HI 2.0   20.9° N / 156.47° W
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
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 1,638,478 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)
  Feb Mar Apr
low 16.0 16.7 17.3
high 24.4 24.6 24.9
Average Precipitation
  Feb Mar Apr
mm/day 5.2 6.8 6.8
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
BARKING SANDS/KA Mon Mar 18 2013 22:56 78.1F 14.0 NNW Few clouds 7500 ft. 22.03° N / 159.78° W
BRADSHAW AAF/HAW Mon Mar 18 2013 22:55 59F 10.0 W Broken clouds 2500 ft. Broken clouds 4000 ft. 19.77° N / 155.55° W
HILO Mon Mar 18 2013 22:53 75F 12.0 NE Few clouds 5000 ft. Scattered clouds 8000 ft. 19.72° N / 155.05° W
HONOLULU Mon Mar 18 2013 22:53 75F 8.0 S Few clouds 3300 ft. Scattered clouds 4600 ft. Broken clouds 7500 ft. 21.33° N / 157.95° W
KAHULUI Mon Mar 18 2013 22:54 75.9F 9.0 NE Few clouds 4500 ft. 20.9° N / 156.43° W
KAILUA/KONA Mon Mar 18 2013 22:53 79F 8.0 WNW Few clouds 10000 ft. 19.73° N / 156.05° W
KALAELOA Mon Mar 18 2013 22:53 75F 7.0 SSW Broken clouds 7500 ft. 21.32° N / 158.07° W
KANEOHE MCAS Mon Mar 18 2013 22:57 76.1F 7.0 N Scattered clouds 5000 ft. Broken clouds 7000 ft. 21.43° N / 157.77° W
LAHAINA/WEST MAU Mon Mar 18 2013 22:50 77F 14.0 NNE Few clouds 5500 ft. 20.97° N / 156.67° W
LANAI CITY AIRPO Mon Mar 18 2013 22:56 74.8F 7.0 N Scattered clouds 2500 ft. Scattered clouds 3400 ft. 20.77° N / 156.93° W
LIHUE/KAUAI IS Mon Mar 18 2013 22:53 71.1F 12.0 NNE Broken clouds 7000 ft. 21.97° N / 159.33° W
MOLOKAI Mon Mar 18 2013 22:54 70F 14.0 N Few clouds 2800 ft. Scattered clouds 4400 ft. 21.15° N / 157.1° W
WHEELER AFB/OAHU Mon Mar 18 2013 23:25 68F 9.0 NW Broken clouds 2900 ft. Broken clouds 3400 ft. Overcast 6500 ft. 21.48° N / 158.05° W

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