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Earthquakes near Wainaku, HI

M 3.1

Latest: 1:58 am HST on 26 September 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) NW of Wainaku, HI

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Wainaku was M 3.1, 29 km (18 mi) NW of Wainaku, HI, at 1:58 am HST on 26 September 2026. 13 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
461 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
55
Largest since 2016
M 4.7 on 9 June 2026, 24 km (15 mi) E of Wainaku, HI
Reported felt
57 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) SW of Wainaku, HI
  2. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) S of Wainaku, HI
  3. 3.1 29 km (18 mi) NW of Wainaku, HI · felt by 13
  4. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Wainaku, HI
  5. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) S of Wainaku, HI
  6. 1.6 9 km (6 mi) NNW of Wainaku, HI
  7. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) SW of Wainaku, HI
  8. 2.8 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Wainaku, HI · felt by 7
  9. 2.4 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Wainaku, HI
  10. 2.9 12 km (7 mi) S of Wainaku, HI · felt by 2
  11. 1.8 30 km (18 mi) S of Wainaku, HI
  12. 2.0 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Wainaku, HI
  13. 1.8 11 km (7 mi) SW of Wainaku, HI
  14. 1.7 28 km (18 mi) SW of Wainaku, HI
  15. 2.1 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Wainaku, HI
  16. 1.9 22 km (14 mi) S of Wainaku, HI
  17. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Wainaku, HI
  18. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Wainaku, HI
  19. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Wainaku, HI
  20. 2.8 11 km (7 mi) S of Wainaku, HI · felt by 6
  21. 1.7 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Wainaku, HI
  22. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) E of Wainaku, HI
  23. 1.9 5 km (3 mi) NE of Wainaku, HI
  24. 4.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Wainaku, HI · felt by 912
  25. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of Wainaku, HI
  26. 1.9 12 km (8 mi) E of Wainaku, HI
  27. 2.2 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Wainaku, HI · felt by 1
  28. 2.4 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Wainaku, HI
  29. 1.9 25 km (15 mi) NW of Wainaku, HI
  30. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Wainaku, HI
  31. 2.2 30 km (18 mi) E of Wainaku, HI
  32. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Wainaku, HI
  33. 1.9 4 km (2 mi) ENE of Wainaku, HI
  34. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NW of Wainaku, HI
  35. 1.9 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Wainaku, HI
  36. 2.0 19 km (12 mi) S of Wainaku, HI
  37. 2.6 19 km (12 mi) S of Wainaku, HI · felt by 4
  38. 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SW of Wainaku, HI
  39. 2.0 15 km (10 mi) SSW of Wainaku, HI
  40. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Wainaku, HI
  41. 1.8 in Wainaku, HI
  42. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Wainaku, HI
  43. 2.0 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Wainaku, HI
  44. 1.9 19 km (12 mi) E of Wainaku, HI
  45. 1.9 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Wainaku, HI
  46. 2.4 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Wainaku, HI
  47. 2.3 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Wainaku, HI
  48. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SW of Wainaku, HI
  49. 2.3 8 km (5 mi) NE of Wainaku, HI
  50. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Wainaku, 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 Wainaku time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Wainaku are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 27 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Wainaku; the five largest:

  1. 7.7 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 47 km SSE of Wainaku
  2. 6.7 Island of Hawai`i, Hawaii · 45 km S of Wainaku
  3. 6.4 Kaoiki area, Hawaii · 47 km SW of Wainaku
  4. 6.2 Kilauea South Flank, Hawaii · 45 km S of Wainaku
  5. 6.2 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 44 km SSW of Wainaku

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

Nearby towns

Hilo 2 km · Pāpa‘ikou 5 km · Pepeekeo 10 km · Kea‘au 15 km · Kurtistown 16 km · Mountain View 21 km · Hawaiian Paradise Park 21 km · Fern Acres 26 km

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