Earthquake near Leilani Estates, HI

Yes: an earthquake was likely felt in Leilani Estates in the last 24 hours. M 2.2, 16 km (10 mi) SW of Leilani Estates, at 1:13 pm HST on 13 November 2026 (23:13 UTC); the estimated shaking in Leilani Estates was intensity II (weak). Every earthquake near Leilani Estates

This page: a magnitude 2.4 earthquake was recorded 45 km (28 mi) south of Leilani Estates, HI, at 8:18 pm HST on 4 May 2018 (06:18 UTC), 2.7 km deep.

USGS: 45 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii

8:18 pm HST, May 4, 2018 · 2018-05-05 06:18 UTC · 2.7 km deep · released about 130 lb of TNT

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When: 8:18 pm HST on 4 May 2018 (2018-05-05 06:18 UTC)
Where: 45 km (28 mi) south of Leilani Estates, HI · earthquakes near Leilani Estates
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Magnitude: M 2.4 (ml)
Depth: 2.7 km below the surface
Felt: no reports yet
Nearest: Hawaii County, 81 km NW
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS 1051 days ago · we first saw it 1051 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 21 km (13 mi) from the epicentre. In Leilani Estates, 45 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 130 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.4 would have released about 32 times as much.

Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 120,000× the energy of this one
Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 83,000× the energy of this one
Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 7.4× the energy of this one
This earthquake M 2.4 about 130 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 6.9 on 2018-05-04 — about 5,200,000 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 26 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

7.7 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 30 km N of this epicentre Nov 29, 1975
6.7 Island of Hawai`i, Hawaii · 32 km N of this epicentre Sep 21, 1908
6.2 Kilauea South Flank, Hawaii · 32 km N of this epicentre May 4, 1905
6.2 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 34 km NNW of this epicentre Jun 26, 1989
6.1 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 41 km NW of this epicentre Mar 30, 1954

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

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Nearby places

Place	Distance	Direction from the epicentre
Hawaii County, HI	81 km (50 mi)	NW	earthquakes near Hawaii County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

56 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

2.2 14 km E of Pāhala, Hawaii 08:35 UTC
2.6 15 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii 08:32 UTC
2.0 18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii 08:31 UTC
2.4 19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii 08:21 UTC
2.5 17 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii 08:19 UTC
2.4 12 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii 08:18 UTC
1.6 14 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii 08:14 UTC
1.8 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii 08:13 UTC
2.5 15 km E of Pāhala, Hawaii 08:13 UTC
2.9 24 km ESE of Pāhala, Hawaii 08:06 UTC
2.1 18 km E of Pāhala, Hawaii 08:03 UTC
1.8 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii 08:03 UTC
1.9 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii 08:02 UTC
2.7 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii 08:00 UTC
2.7 35 km ESE of Pāhala, Hawaii 07:59 UTC

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of 03:04 UTC. QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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