2006 Kiholo Bay Earthquake

Date: October 15, 2006 • Location: Kalaoa, United States

An earthquake registering 6.7 Mw occurred off the northwestern coast of the island of Hawaiʻi.

The 2006 Kīholo Bay earthquake occurred on October 15 at 07:07:49 local time with a magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock was centered 21 kilometers (13 mi) southwest of Puakō and 21 km (13 mi) north of Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi, just offshore of the Kona Airport, at a depth of 38.2 km (23.7 mi). It produced several aftershocks, including one that measured a magnitude of 6.1 seven minutes after the main shock. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center measured a nondestructive tsunami of 10 cm (4 in) on the coast of the Big Island.