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M1.7 earthquake 53 km ESE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 53 km ESE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States at 15:53 local time (01:53 UTC) on 24 Sept 2026, at a depth of 9 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-25 18:53 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
1.7micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
8.9 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-25 01:53:59 UTC
Local: 24 Sept 2026, 15:53:59 (Pacific/Honolulu)
Epicentre
19.421° N, 155.487° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
HōlualoaHawaii, United States · pop. 8,53853 kmINot felt
HiloHawaii, United States · pop. 43,26354 kmINot felt
HonoluluHawaii, United States · pop. 350,964325 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.

Every agency's solution

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AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · HVheadlineHawaiian Volcano Observatory via U.S. Geological Survey1.7 ml8.9 km19.42° N, 155.49° 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 6 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 9 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.7 releases about 12× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 5.1× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 6 kg of TNT vs 477 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

27 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.8 13 h ago. 42 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.7

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.301.830
4.161.830
7.062.42
7.071.935
7.531.730
7.882.228
19.121.81
20.222.22
20.511.92
28.662.328
37.531.930
38.142.08
39.422.430
41.792.136
41.802.632
46.312.20
46.682.031
51.101.02
52.071.80
55.761.930
56.261.827
64.071.910
70.461.729
77.731.727
81.692.835
93.511.833
93.562.037
  1. 2.869 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-28 11:35
  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. 2.457 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-26 17:19
  5. 2.369 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-26 06:33
  6. 2.249 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-25 09:46
  7. 2.239 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-25 22:07
  8. 2.237 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-27 00:12
  9. 2.166 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-26 19:41
  10. 2.057 km ESE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-26 16:02
  11. 2.069 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-28 23:27
  12. 2.067 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-27 00:34
  13. 1.959 km ESE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-27 17:58
  14. 1.940 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-25 22:24
  15. 1.966 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-25 08:58
  16. 1.965 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-26 15:25
  17. 1.957 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-27 09:39
  18. 1.868 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-25 02:11
  19. 1.837 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-25 21:01
  20. 1.855 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-27 10:09
  21. 1.837 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-27 05:58
  22. 1.871 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-25 06:03
  23. 1.870 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States09-28 23:24
  24. 1.769 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-28 00:21
  25. 1.758 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States09-25 09:26

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Event id hv75043487. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:10 UTC. Solutions: USGS · HV (usgs:hv75043487). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.7 earthquake 53 km ESE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/hv75043487-m1-7-earthquake-53-km-ese-of-holualoa-hawaii-united-states, data from USGS.

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