Storm history › East Pacific › 1974 season
Hurricane Maggie (1974)
Maggie was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1974 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 26, 1974 to September 1, 1974, about 7 days, and covered 1,223 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 934 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 934 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,223 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 17.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 98th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Erick (2025), Hurricane Hilary (2023), Hurricane Lidia (2023) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 55th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Sandra (2015), Hurricane Fernanda (1993), Hurricane Orlene (1992).
- Energy: 18% of the 1974 East Pacific season's ACE.