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Earthquakes near Kea‘au, HI

M 3.3

Latest: 3:30 am HST on 27 September 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Kea‘au was M 3.3, 29 km (18 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI, at 3:30 am HST on 27 September 2026. 6 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
2,745 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
123
Largest since 2016
M 4.7 on 9 June 2026, 25 km (16 mi) NE of Kea‘au, HI
Reported felt
273 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) W of Kea‘au, HI
  2. 2.1 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Kea‘au, HI
  3. 3.3 29 km (18 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI · felt by 6
  4. 2.1 25 km (15 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI
  5. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI
  6. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SE of Kea‘au, HI
  7. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SE of Kea‘au, HI
  8. 2.0 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Kea‘au, HI
  9. 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Kea‘au, HI
  10. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Kea‘au, HI
  11. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI
  12. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI
  13. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) W of Kea‘au, HI
  14. 2.4 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Kea‘au, HI
  15. 2.9 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Kea‘au, HI · felt by 2
  16. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Kea‘au, HI
  17. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Kea‘au, HI
  18. 2.6 28 km (18 mi) SW of Kea‘au, HI
  19. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SW of Kea‘au, HI
  20. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Kea‘au, HI
  21. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Kea‘au, HI
  22. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Kea‘au, HI
  23. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) SW of Kea‘au, HI
  24. 1.9 13 km (8 mi) SW of Kea‘au, HI
  25. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI
  26. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI
  27. 2.5 30 km (18 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI · felt by 1
  28. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI
  29. 2.4 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Kea‘au, HI · felt by 4
  30. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) SW of Kea‘au, HI
  31. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SW of Kea‘au, HI
  32. 2.8 5 km (3 mi) NW of Kea‘au, HI · felt by 6
  33. 1.9 22 km (14 mi) NE of Kea‘au, HI
  34. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI
  35. 1.9 17 km (11 mi) N of Kea‘au, HI
  36. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) SW of Kea‘au, HI
  37. 2.7 28 km (17 mi) SW of Kea‘au, HI
  38. 4.7 25 km (16 mi) NE of Kea‘au, HI · felt by 912
  39. 2.2 30 km (18 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI
  40. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) W of Kea‘au, HI
  41. 2.3 27 km (17 mi) SE of Kea‘au, HI
  42. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI
  43. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Kea‘au, HI
  44. 1.9 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Kea‘au, HI
  45. 2.2 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Kea‘au, HI · felt by 1
  46. 2.4 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Kea‘au, HI
  47. 1.5 30 km (18 mi) SW of Kea‘au, HI
  48. 2.5 30 km (18 mi) S of Kea‘au, HI
  49. 2.1 27 km (16 mi) SE of Kea‘au, HI
  50. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Kea‘au, 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 Kea‘au time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Kea‘au are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Kea‘au; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 33 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Kea‘au; the five largest:

  1. 7.7 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 32 km S of Kea‘au
  2. 6.7 Island of Hawai`i, Hawaii · 30 km S of Kea‘au
  3. 6.7 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 48 km WSW of Kea‘au
  4. 6.4 Kaoiki area, Hawaii · 44 km WSW of Kea‘au
  5. 6.2 Kilauea South Flank, Hawaii · 30 km S of Kea‘au

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

Nearest mapped faults

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Kurtistown 3 km · Hawaiian Paradise Park 7 km · Mountain View 10 km · Ainaloa 12 km · Fern Acres 13 km · Hilo 13 km · Wainaku 15 km · Hawaiian Beaches 16 km

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