Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Kurtistown, HI
M 3.3
Latest: 3:30 am HST on 27 September 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Kurtistown was M 3.3, 27 km (17 mi) S of Kurtistown, 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
- 6,960 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 183
- Largest since 2016
- M 5.1 on 3 May 2018, 29 km (18 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- Reported felt
- 469 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) W of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Kurtistown, HI
- 3.3 27 km (17 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI · felt by 6
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SE of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SE of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.0 12 km (8 mi) SE of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.6 15 km (10 mi) W of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SW of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.4 30 km (19 mi) NNW of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.9 6 km (3 mi) NW of Kurtistown, HI · felt by 2
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SW of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SW of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) SW of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.7 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SW of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) SW of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI · felt by 1
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Kurtistown, HI · felt by 4
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) SW of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) SW of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 3.2 28 km (17 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI · felt by 14
- 2.8 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Kurtistown, HI · felt by 6
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) S of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) NE of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Kurtistown, HI
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Kurtistown, 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 Kurtistown time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Kurtistown are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Kurtistown; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 36 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Kurtistown; the five largest:
- 7.7 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 31 km S of Kurtistown
- 6.7 Island of Hawai`i, Hawaii · 28 km S of Kurtistown
- 6.7 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 46 km WSW of Kurtistown
- 6.4 Kaoiki area, Hawaii · 41 km WSW of Kurtistown
- 6.2 Kilauea South Flank, Hawaii · 28 km S of Kurtistown
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hilina fault system, 28 km from its surface trace
- Koa'e fault system, 32 km from its surface trace
- Ka'oiki-Honu'apo fault system, 35 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Kea‘au 3 km · Mountain View 8 km · Hawaiian Paradise Park 9 km · Fern Acres 10 km · Ainaloa 11 km · Eden Roc 13 km · Hilo 14 km · Wainaku 16 km
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