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Earthquakes near Kailua-Kona, HI

M 3.2

Latest: 7:54 am HST on 25 September 2026 · 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Kailua-Kona, HI

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Kailua-Kona was M 3.2, 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Kailua-Kona, HI, at 7:54 am HST on 25 September 2026. 24 people reported feeling it to USGS. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
781 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
99
Largest since 2016
M 5.3 on 13 April 2019, 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Kailua-Kona, HI
Reported felt
166 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  2. 2.4 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kailua-Kona, HI · felt by 1
  3. 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  4. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  5. 3.2 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Kailua-Kona, HI · felt by 24
  6. 1.9 49 km (31 mi) ESE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  7. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  8. 3.1 22 km (14 mi) NE of Kailua-Kona, HI · felt by 1
  9. 1.9 50 km (31 mi) ESE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  10. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  11. 1.8 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Kailua-Kona, HI
  12. 2.4 28 km (17 mi) S of Kailua-Kona, HI
  13. 3.4 44 km (28 mi) WSW of Kailua-Kona, HI · felt by 5
  14. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  15. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  16. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  17. 2.5 49 km (30 mi) ESE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  18. 2.5 45 km (28 mi) W of Kailua-Kona, HI
  19. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) NW of Kailua-Kona, HI
  20. 2.0 47 km (29 mi) ESE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  21. 1.9 48 km (30 mi) ESE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  22. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  23. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NW of Kailua-Kona, HI
  24. 2.1 22 km (14 mi) NE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  25. 1.9 47 km (29 mi) SW of Kailua-Kona, HI
  26. 2.4 8 km (5 mi) ESE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  27. 1.7 2 km (1 mi) E of Kailua-Kona, HI
  28. 1.9 9 km (6 mi) NNW of Kailua-Kona, HI
  29. 2.9 46 km (28 mi) W of Kailua-Kona, HI
  30. 1.7 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  31. 2.2 28 km (17 mi) E of Kailua-Kona, HI
  32. 1.8 49 km (30 mi) ESE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  33. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Kailua-Kona, HI
  34. 2.4 49 km (30 mi) S of Kailua-Kona, HI
  35. 3.1 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Kailua-Kona, HI · felt by 86
  36. 2.4 14 km (9 mi) SE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  37. 2.9 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Kailua-Kona, HI · felt by 7
  38. 2.0 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  39. 1.8 10 km (6 mi) SW of Kailua-Kona, HI
  40. 2.8 22 km (14 mi) NW of Kailua-Kona, HI
  41. 2.7 48 km (30 mi) W of Kailua-Kona, HI
  42. 4.6 6 km (4 mi) SSW of Kailua-Kona, HI · felt by 928
  43. 2.2 16 km (10 mi) NW of Kailua-Kona, HI
  44. 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Kailua-Kona, HI
  45. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  46. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  47. 1.8 25 km (15 mi) E of Kailua-Kona, HI
  48. 1.9 15 km (10 mi) SSE of Kailua-Kona, HI
  49. 3.2 6 km (4 mi) ESE of Kailua-Kona, HI · felt by 13
  50. 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Kailua-Kona, HI

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Kailua-Kona time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Kailua-Kona are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Kailua-Kona; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Kailua-Kona; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 14 km SW of Puako, Hawaii · 27 km NNE of Kailua-Kona
  2. 6.5 Hualālai area, Hawaii · 12 km N of Kailua-Kona
  3. 6.3 20 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 41 km S of Kailua-Kona
  4. 5.6 3 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 12 km N of Kailua-Kona
  5. 5.5 49 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 49 km W of Kailua-Kona

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Hōlualoa 6 km · Kahaluu-Keauhou 9 km · Kalaoa 10 km · Honalo 13 km · Kealakekua 16 km · Captain Cook 18 km · Honaunau-Napoopoo 25 km · Waikoloa 40 km

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