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Seismicity of Hawaii

Part I. Frequency-energy distribution of earthquakes

HAWAII INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822

Abstract

One aspect of the seismicity of Hawaii is investigated by attempting to answer two questions: (1) the possibility of occurrence of major earthquakes in Hawaii, and (2) the probability of occurrence. The first question was answered when a study of the distribution of intensity of the Hawaiian earthquake of 1868 indicated that the earthquake had a magnitude between . An answer to the second question was approached by studying the occurrence-magnitude relation log N = A – bM for earthquakes of magnitudes 2.5 to 4.9 during a period of years. Extrapolation from the results suggests that major earthquakes may be expected in Hawaii as often as in other seismically active areas. A study of strain release showed that the pattern in Hawaii is consistent with that worldwide.

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