High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The 2006 Hawaii earthquake was an offshore earthquake occurring 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwest from Puakō and 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi, just offshore of the Kona Airport, on Sunday October 15, 2006 at 7:07:49 AM local time (17:07:49 (UTC)). It measured 6.7 on the moment magnitude scale, and was located at 19 49′12″N 156 01′37″W / 19.820 N 156.027 W / 19.820; -156.027, at a depth of 29 km (18 mi). It produced several aftershocks, including one that measured a magnitude of 6.0 seven minutes after the main shock. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center measured a four-inch (102 mm) tsunami on the coast of the Big Island.
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