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DR-96-HIDREarthquake

Earthquakes & Volcanic Disturbances

Major Disaster Declaration for Hawaii, declared Jan 21, 1960, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-96-HI
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Hawaii
Incident type
Earthquake
Declared
Jan 21, 1960
Requested
Jan 21, 1960 · request 60014
Incident began
Jan 21, 1960
Incident ended
Jan 21, 1960
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jun 9, 1961
Fiscal year
1960
FEMA region
Region 9
Designated incident types
Volcanic eruption

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Hawaii (statewide designation).