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M 2.6ml

Earthquake near Waikoloa, HI

Yes. A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 10 km (6 mi) north-northwest of Waikoloa, HI, at 2:41 am HST on 10 November 2026 (12:41 UTC), 4.5 km deep. 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 7 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii

2:41 am HST, Nov 10, 2026 · · 4.5 km deep · released about 280 lb of TNT

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When
2:41 am HST on 10 November 2026 ()
Where
10 km (6 mi) north-northwest of Waikoloa, HI · earthquakes near Waikoloa
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Magnitude
M 2.6 (ml)
Depth
4.5 km below the surface
Felt
3 reports · strongest reported intensity III
Nearest
Hawaii County, 58 km SE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 5 hours ago

This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 24 km (15 mi) from the epicentre. In Waikoloa, 10 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: Waikoloa 10 km, intensity III · Waimea 15 km, intensity II · Kapaau 23 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 280 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 53,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 38,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 3.3× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.6 about 280 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 5.3 on 2019-04-14 — about 11,000 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 14 km SW of Puako, Hawaii · 21 km SW of this epicentre
  2. 6.5 Hualālai area, Hawaii · 37 km SSW of this epicentre
  3. 6.0 20 km SW of Hawi, Hawaii · 21 km WNW of this epicentre
  4. 5.6 3 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 37 km SSW of this epicentre
  5. 5.1 24 km WNW of H?w?, Hawaii · 43 km NNW 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 20.0292, -155.8117. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Hawaii County, HI 58 km (36 mi) SE earthquakes near Hawaii County
Maui County, HI 123 km (77 mi) NW earthquakes near Maui County

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

Aftershocks so far

1 earthquake has been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 2.0 17 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, 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

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What changedFromToWhen
felt reports23

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