Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.0md
Earthquake near Pāhala, HI
USGS: 15 km E of Pāhala, Hawaii
- When
- 4:36 am HST on 1 October 2026 ()
- Where
- 16 km (10 mi) E of Pāhala, HI · earthquakes near Pāhala
- Magnitude
- M 2.0 (md)
- Depth
- 41 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Hawaii County, 48 km NNW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Hilina fault system, 5 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 35 hours ago
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 16 km (10 mi) E of Pāhala, HI, at 4:36 am HST on 1 October 2026 (14:36 UTC). This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Volcano.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 27 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 560,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 390,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 35× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.0 about 27 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 25,000,000 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 48 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 7.7 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 38 km ENE of this epicentre
- 6.7 Island of Hawai`i, Hawaii · 37 km ENE of this epicentre
- 6.7 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 29 km NNW of this epicentre
- 6.4 Kaoiki area, Hawaii · 27 km NNW of this epicentre
- 6.2 Kilauea South Flank, Hawaii · 37 km ENE 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 19.1958, -155.3300. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii County, HI | 48 km (30 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Hawaii County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
33 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.8 12 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii
- 1.9 13 km SSE of Pāhala, Hawaii
- 1.7 11 km NE of Pāhala, Hawaii
- 1.8 1 km SSE of Pāhala, Hawaii
- 1.7 11 km E of Pāhala, Hawaii
- 2.0 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii
- 1.5 14 km ESE of Pāhala, Hawaii
- 3.5 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii
- 1.9 11 km ENE of Pāhala, Hawaii
- 1.9 3 km SW of Pāhala, Hawaii
- 1.8 6 km SSW of Pāhala, Hawaii
- 1.7 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii
- 1.8 25 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii
- 1.7 9 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
- 1.8 17 km NNW of Volcano, 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.
Revisions
USGS refines a solution as more stations report. Every change we have seen is listed here.
| What changed | From | To | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| review status | automatic | reviewed | |
| longitude | -155.33 | -155.33 | |
| latitude | 19.19 | 19.2 | |
| depth | 39.84 | 40.94 | |
| magnitude | 1.95 | 1.97 |
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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