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Hawaii has had at least 85 tsunamis have hit the islands, including 15 that caused significant damage. The earliest on record was reported in 1813 and the worst occurred in 1946, killing 173 people.

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Yes there is. In fact there is hundreds each day but they are so small the normal person cannot feel them without certain seismographs.

In fact, Hawaii has the third largest number of earthquakes only after Alaska and California.

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According to catalog of the USGS National Earthquake Center, Hawaii has had 1533 earthquakes from 1974 to 2003 with a magnitude range of 3.5 and greater. On average that's 53 earthquakes per year.

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Yes, earthquakes do happen on hawaii, because in 2006 a earthquake hit Puako, Hawaii and measured a 6.7 on the magnitude scale.

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In 2010, Haiti suffered a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on January 12. A 6.1-magnitude aftershock hit the country just over a week later on January 20.

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