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M 1.8md

Earthquake near Eden Roc, HI

No earthquake was likely felt in Eden Roc in the 24 hours to 10:33 am HST (20:33 UTC). The last one was M 1.9, 12 km (8 mi) SE, at 1:36 pm HST on 22 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Eden Roc

This page: a magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded 2 km (1 mi) east of Eden Roc, HI, at 2:27 am HST on 10 December 2023 (12:27 UTC), 40 km deep.

USGS: 2 km E of Eden Roc, Hawaii

22 km (14 mi) S of Hilo, HI

2:27 am HST, Dec 10, 2023 · · 40 km deep · released about 14 lb of TNT

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When
2:27 am HST on 10 December 2023 ()
Where
2 km (1 mi) east of Eden Roc, HI · earthquakes near Eden Roc
Hawaii today
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Magnitude
M 1.8 (md)
Depth
40 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Hawaii County, 46 km WNW
Nearest mapped fault
Hilina fault system, 16 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1069 days ago

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

At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. In Eden Roc, 2 km away, the estimate is intensity I (not felt). 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.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Fern Acres, Hawaiian Acres, Fern Forest, Mountain View, Ainaloa, Orchidlands Estates.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 14 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.8 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,100,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 790,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 70× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.8 about 14 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 50,000,000 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 39 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 7.7 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19 km SSE of this epicentre
  2. 6.7 Island of Hawai`i, Hawaii · 17 km SSE of this epicentre
  3. 6.7 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 39 km W of this epicentre
  4. 6.4 Kaoiki area, Hawaii · 34 km W of this epicentre
  5. 6.2 Kilauea South Flank, Hawaii · 17 km SSE of this epicentre

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

Epicentre 19.4900, -155.0808. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Hawaii County, HI 46 km (28 mi) WNW earthquakes near Hawaii County

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.6 3 km ENE of Pāhala, Hawaii
  2. 2.4 9 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
  3. 2.9 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
  4. 2.7 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
  5. 1.9 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
  6. 2.3 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
  7. 1.7 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii
  8. 1.8 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii
  9. 2.1 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
  10. 1.6 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
  11. 1.8 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
  12. 1.8 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
  13. 2.3 14 km ESE of Pāhala, Hawaii
  14. 1.9 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii
  15. 1.8 9 km NE of Pāhala, Hawaii

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

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