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M 2.0md
Earthquake near Honoka‘a, HI
No earthquake was likely felt in Honoka‘a in the 24 hours to 7:44 pm HST (05:44 UTC). The last one was M 3.1, 15 km (10 mi) SSE, at 12:30 pm HST on 6 October 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 3 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Honoka‘a
This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded in Honoka‘a, HI, at 11:30 pm HST on 16 October 2026 (09:30 UTC), 45 km deep.
USGS: 0 km ENE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii
59 km (37 mi) NW of Hilo, HI
- When
- 11:30 pm HST on 16 October 2026 ()
- Where
- in Honoka‘a, HI · earthquakes near Honoka‘a
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- Magnitude
- M 2.0 (md)
- Depth
- 45 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Hawaii County, 54 km S
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 29 days ago
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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. 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: Waimea, Laupāhoehoe.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 35 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 5.8 440,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 310,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 28× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.0 about 35 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 5.2 on 2021-07-05 — about 50,000 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 6.2 3 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 41 km SE of this epicentre
- 6.0 41 km NE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · 47 km N of this epicentre
- 5.0 North of Kohala, Hawaii · 47 km N 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 20.0808, -155.4628. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii County, HI | 54 km (33 mi) | S | earthquakes near Hawaii County |
| Maui County, HI | 147 km (91 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Maui County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
10 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.6 7 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii
- 1.9 3 km WNW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii
- 2.0 15 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii
- 2.1 17 km SSW of Laupāhoehoe, Hawaii
- 1.9 28 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii
- 1.9 18 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii
- 1.7 7 km E of Waikoloa, Hawaii
- 2.2 9 km E of Honomu, Hawaii
- 2.9 13 km SSW of Waikoloa, Hawaii
- 2.2 13 km SSW of Waikoloa, 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 | |
| location | 0 km NW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii | 0 km ENE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii | |
| longitude | -155.47 | -155.46 | |
| latitude | 20.08 | 20.08 | |
| depth | 43.55 | 45.17 | |
| magnitude | 2.07 | 2.04 |
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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