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Hazards
Current Hazards
Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Region |
Lat/Long |
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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. |
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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
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 |
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0 |
HAWAII |
20.7° N / 157.0° W |
Aug 21 1951 00:10 |
6.9 |
60 |
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0 |
HAWAII |
19.7° N / 156.0° W |
Sep 21 1908 00:06 |
6.8 |
33 |
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0 |
HAWAII |
19.5° N / 155.4° W |
Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.
Last 100 Years Eruptions
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 |
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20.9° N / 156.47° W |
Mar 11 2011 13:26 |
USA |
KAHULUI, MAUI, HI |
2.0 |
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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. |
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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
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
Nuclear Power Plants
Name |
Country |
Number of Reactors |
Lat / Long |
None found for the area chosen. |
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Environment
Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
Urban |
3,315 |
0.2 |
Rural |
14,237 |
0.9 |
Not classified |
1,639,629 |
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)
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Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
low |
16.0 |
16.7 |
17.3 |
high |
24.4 |
24.6 |
24.9 |
Average Precipitation
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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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