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M2.6 earthquake 39 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 39 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States at 23:38 local time (09:38 UTC) on 11 Sept 2026, at a depth of 2 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-23 06:56 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
2.6micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
1.9 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-12 09:38:15 UTC
Local: 11 Sept 2026, 23:38:15 (Pacific/Honolulu)
Epicentre
19.389° N, 155.275° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
Hawaiian Paradise ParkHawaii, United States · pop. 11,40439 kmINot felt
HiloHawaii, United States · pop. 43,26343 kmINot felt
HonoluluHawaii, United States · pop. 350,964344 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 10 km.

Every agency's solution

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AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · HVheadlineHawaiian Volcano Observatory via U.S. Geological Survey2.6 ml1.9 km19.39° N, 155.28° W–Reviewed

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How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 124 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 2 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M2.6 releases about 33× the energy of M1.6, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 124 kg of TNT vs 4 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.6. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

42 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M3.1 1 day ago. 1 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.6

42 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
231.441.61
236.341.831
237.751.61
239.461.228
249.871.928
266.051.629
271.031.60
271.201.629
274.011.830
279.091.630
292.721.838
299.632.00
300.902.05
300.981.731
301.331.232
304.261.79
311.322.42
311.801.730
312.142.228
323.391.81
324.482.22
324.771.92
326.701.78
341.791.930
342.412.08
343.681.830
346.052.136
346.062.632
350.572.20
355.371.02
356.331.80
359.172.142
359.911.74
360.031.930
360.531.827
363.873.18
368.331.910
371.031.928
374.731.729
376.722.129
381.662.123
381.991.727
  1. 3.128 km SSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-27 13:30
  2. 2.652 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-26 19:41
  3. 2.439 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-25 08:57
  4. 2.249 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-25 09:46
  5. 2.239 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-25 22:07
  6. 2.237 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-27 00:12
  7. 2.121 km S of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-27 08:48
  8. 2.116 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-28 07:17
  9. 2.164 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-28 02:21
  10. 2.166 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-26 19:41
  11. 2.038 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-24 21:16
  12. 2.052 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-24 22:32
  13. 2.057 km ESE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-26 16:02
  14. 1.958 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-22 19:30
  15. 1.959 km ESE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-27 17:58
  16. 1.940 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-25 22:24
  17. 1.965 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-26 15:25
  18. 1.957 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-27 09:39
  19. 1.965 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-27 20:39
  20. 1.861 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-23 19:38
  21. 1.847 km SSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-24 14:21
  22. 1.837 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-25 21:01
  23. 1.855 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-27 10:09
  24. 1.837 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-27 05:58
  25. 1.856 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-26 17:19

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Event id hv75034072. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:11 UTC. Solutions: USGS · HV (usgs:hv75034072). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.6 earthquake 39 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/hv75034072-m2-6-earthquake-39-km-sw-of-hawaiian-paradise-park-united-states, data from USGS.

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