1823-1903cat.xls Lat Lat Lon Lon Pref M M other M M pref Date Time HST deg min deg min Region Depth other source pref source I max Location/felt report Comment The natives say that in the days of Kamehameha, 80 shocks were felt in one day, some of them so hard as to throw down houses. This was soon followed by an eruption of the volcano which destroyed some lives Martin, 1979, p. 71; minimum magnitude of largest event 11/01/1790 kilauea 6.4 int VII-VIII and did much damage. estimated from intensity Young, 1801 [Note: Young was living in west Hawaii; journal page labeled 1821, but day/date do not agree with perpetual calendar. If day is accepted, then date is Aug. at 7 pm we had a very smart shock of an earth 31, 1821.]; intensity interpreted from "smart" as used in 8/31/1821 19:00 west hawaii 5.3 int V quake. [p. 8] Lyman diary Graben on Kilauea's lower SW rift formed two months before Ellis visit on July 31; felt at Kaimu (Puna) where it formed a crack one foot wide; seawater entered a freshwater well; stone wall, 4 ft thick, 6 ft Wyss and Koyanagi, 1992, App. 3, p. 57; Ellis/1825; 6/01/1823 22:00 kl sf ~7 W&K 7.0 w&k IX (S&C) high, thrown down; no mention of tsunami Stover and Coffmann, 1993 Eruption on Kilauea's southwest rift zone (Great Crack) described as occurring three weeks before Ellis' visit. [Note: this possibly dates the end of the eruption. The beginning might have been close to the time of the 7/10/1823 large earthquake] Ellis, 1825 a heavy shock at Kaawaloa, preceded by rumbling; motion so rapid that it woke us from sleep and shook us violently; standing persons thrown suddenly to the earth, lying persons tossed from side to side; acc by Ely, 1825, p. 686-687; stationed at Kaawaloa, now 1/6/1825 23:30 kona? 6.2 int VII landslides from Kealakekua pali Kealakekua Bay At the hours of 2 and 3 the same night two others were experienced much lighter than the one before described. The vibrations of the earth were from the North east to the south west terminating suddenly like Ely, 1825, p. 686-687; aftershocks? Intensity assumed 1/7/1825 2:00 kona? 4.5 int IV-V the motion of a carriage slipping on a pavement. strong enough to waken people 1/7/1825 3:00 kona? 4.5 int IV-V do do . there was a shock of an earthquake perceived here [Lahaina, Maui] which though not considerable was nonetheless sufficient to alarm the people . Not 9/6/1825 11:59 maui? 5.9 int VI reported elsewhere on Maui. [no time given] Richards, 1825; stationed at Lahaina, Maui . a little before sunrise, we had a considerable smart shock of an earthquake. I first perceived by the trembling or shaking of things in the house and was soon followed by a shock that made crockery rattle considerable. The whole duration was perhaps 8 or 10 1/9/1826 6:00 south hawaii? 5.3 int V seconds. Goodrich, 1826; stationed at Hilo, Hawaii Last night we were awakened from our quiet slumbers by the shock of an earthquake. It was much lighter than what is often expressed in this island though it shook 11/5/1827 1:59 hawaii 5.3 int V our house very sensibly [time assumed] Ely, 1825, p. 686 Page 1 1823-1903cat.xls Lat Lat Lon Lon Pref M M other M M pref Date Time HST deg min deg min Region Depth other source pref source I max Location/felt report Comment . We were somewhat alarmed by the sudden convulsion of the earth, the rushing [of] our house over us, & the rattling of the crockery, a slight shock of an earthquake, which we occasionally experience at this place. They are so common here & so slight that they are not much thought of by the natives: it continues by Goodrich, 1829 [letter to Jeramiah Ewarts dated Apr. 12, a few seconds quite severe to many that we have 1829 from J. Goodrich's journal at Byron's Bay (Hilo, 4/12/1829 11:59 south hawaii? 5.3 int V experienced here before. [no time given] HI)] Goodrich, 1829 [letter to Jeramiah Ewarts dated Sept. 25, 1829 from J. Goodrich's journal at Byron's Bay (Hilo, . A slight shock of earthquake on the 26 [assume HI); we assume from comment above that Goodrich 8/26/1829 10:00 south hawaii? 3.8 int IV Aug.], 10 am. reports only intensity IV or larger events Goodrich, 1829 [letter to Jeramiah Ewarts dated Oct. 2, . Another earthquake occurred on the 24th. [no time 1829 from J. Goodrich's journal at Byron's Bay (Hilo, 9/24/1829 11:59 south hawaii? 3.8 int IV given] HI)]; do . On the 22nd 2 o'clock pm another shock of an Goodrich, 1829 [letter to Jeramiah Ewarts dated Dec. 8, earthquake, & as I afterwards was informed that Mr. 1829, from J. Goodrich's journal at Byron's Bay (Hilo, Anderson & Green were down at the bottom of the HI)]; Green, 1829 [Journal entry dated Dec. 22, 1829- crater [Kilauea], & that many rocks & stones were note discrepancy of date with Goodrich's journal entry for precipitated from the walls at the sides of the crater. what is presumed to be the same event]; high intensity at V-VI (Kiluea); IV .; . we felt a slight shock of an earthquake which Kilauea suggests high intensity at Hilo by analogy with 11/22/1829 14:00 south hawaii 5.3 int (Hilo) rattled the stones down the mountain. modern events Green, 1830 [Journal entry dated June 5, 1830 from 6/5/1830 20:00 maui? III Slight shock of an earthquake in the evening. Lahaina, Maui] . Tuesday noon and evening [Jan 10] were the two severest shocks. The evening was harder than at noon [see below]. .; . one strong shock, accompanied Dibble, 1832 [letter to Samuel Ruggles from Hilo?, HI by an eruption lighting the heavens . ; . .Next day dated Jan. 14, 1832]; 1839; Green, 1832 [letter to Levi [Jan. 10] at 11 O.C. A.M. a smart shock of an Chamberlain from Byron's Bay (Hilo, HI) dated Jan. 7, 1/10/1832 11:00 kl sf 5.6 int V-VI? (Hilo) earthquake . 1832]; 1833 . I was then in Hilo, the nearest station to the volcano of Kilauea. In the after-part of the day we experienced several earthquakes, and about six o'clock we felt a shock so severe as induced us to leave our house for the night. The trembling, heaving, rocking, and undulating movements of the convulsed earth, produced sensations that are altogether indescribable. The foundations underneath us seemed to be uncertain and treacherous. But, to add immeasurably to the awe VII (Puna); VI and grandeur, the whole heavens, in the direction of the 1/10/1832 18:00 kl sf 6.2 int (Hilo) volcano, were intensely lighted. .; see also bib Dibble, 1839 Page 2 1823-1903cat.xls Lat Lat Lon Lon Pref M M other M M pref Date Time HST deg min deg min Region Depth other source pref source I max Location/felt report Comment . just at dark, another, which for duration seemed like all that I had ever felt united in one. Then it was, I doubt not, that the eruption took place. .; . We have heard since the earthquakes of one or more rents made in the earth in the district of Puna about one days walk distant from this place. An enclosure of stones in Green, 1832; Dibble, 1832 [letter to Samuel Ruggles which hogs were kept was leveled with the ground and from Hilo?, HI dated Jan. 14, 1832]; Tomlinson, 1833; 1/10/1832 18:00 do 6.2 do do a house fell in the neighborhood.; see also bib see entry for 11/12/1834 Eruption at Kilauea's summit on Byron's ledge; . It seemed like billow upon billow of flaming fire rolling through the whole arch of heaven. Though at the distance of 40 miles, the light was sufficient to convert night into day. The heavens on fire above us, and the earth treacherous beneath our feet, was a scene too 1/10/1832 18:00 do 6.2 awful and majestic to be enjoyed. Dibble, 1839 . We have been shaken over the pit, over a lake of fire. During the day and evening of Tuesday last [Jan. 10, at Hilo] we experienced six earthquakes and several since . .; Within several miles of the volcano the earth broken into deep chasms; within a half mile Dibble, 1832 [letter to Samuel Ruggles from Hilo?, HI of the crater the earth had sunk about 18 in, and from dated Jan. 14, 1832]; Dibble, 1839, p. 49-52 [earthquake there to the crater's edge the ground was so rent into swarm implies possible east rift intrusion; cracking and 1/10/1832 kl cal 0-5? 3.8 int IV chasms as to be almost impassable subsidence of Kilauea caldera implies sub-caldera shock] 6/20/1832 Mauna Loa summit eruption Goodrich, 1833; Gower, 1886 Quake felt in Kona. We hear of the breaking out of a new volcano near the center of the island, this was Makua Laiana, Doyle page 39. 7/9/1832 [date of 6/21/1832 ml mok? 4.5 int IV-V? followed by a shock of earthquake earthquake guessed as the day following the eruption] Wyss and others, 1992, p.