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M 4.7ml

Earthquake near Pāpa‘ikou, HI

No earthquake was likely felt in Pāpa‘ikou in the 24 hours to 6:07 pm HST (04:07 UTC). The last one was M 3.1, 37 km (23 mi) WNW, at 12:30 pm HST on 6 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 3 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Pāpa‘ikou

This page: a magnitude 4.7 earthquake was recorded 24 km (15 mi) east of Pāpa‘ikou, HI, at 10:37 pm HST on 9 June 2026 (08:37 UTC), 39 km deep. 912 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 23 km E of Pāpa‘ikou, Hawaii

25 km (16 mi) ENE of Hilo, HI

10:37 pm HST, Jun 9, 2026 · · 39 km deep · released about 180 tons of TNT

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When
10:37 pm HST on 9 June 2026 ()
Where
24 km (15 mi) east of Pāpa‘ikou, HI · earthquakes near Pāpa‘ikou
Hawaii today
every earthquake in Hawaii in the last 24 hours
Magnitude
M 4.7 (ml)
Depth
39 km below the surface
Felt
912 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
Measured shaking
intensity IV (ShakeMap)
USGS impact alert
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Nearest
Hawaii County, 70 km WSW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 91 days ago

This was a light earthquake. It is usually felt clearly nearby and can rattle windows and dishes, but damage is uncommon.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 156 km (97 mi) from the epicentre. In Pāpa‘ikou, 24 km away, the estimate is intensity III (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.

Likely felt in: Hawaiian Paradise Park 24 km, intensity III · Hilo 24 km, intensity III · Pepeekeo 26 km, intensity III · Leilani Estates 35 km, intensity III · Mountain View 36 km, intensity III · Laupāhoehoe 45 km, intensity III. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 180 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 5.7 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 970× the energy of this one
  2. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 43× the energy of this one
  3. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 31× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 4.7 about 180 tons of TNT
  5. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 370× more

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 (31 mi) since our catalogue begins in 2016. No other earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded this close in that time.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 6.2 3 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 31 km WNW 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 19.7843, -154.8662. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Hawaii County, HI 70 km (43 mi) WSW earthquakes near Hawaii County

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.3 13 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii
  2. 1.8 14 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii
  3. 1.9 17 km W of Pepeekeo, Hawaii
  4. 1.8 10 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii
  5. 2.4 8 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii
  6. 1.8 24 km WSW of Wainaku, Hawaii
  7. 2.8 5 km NW of Kea‘au, Hawaii
  8. 1.9 22 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii
  9. 1.9 21 km E of Pāpa‘ikou, Hawaii
  10. 1.9 13 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii
  11. 1.9 3 km ESE of Pāpa‘ikou, 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.

On USGS

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