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M2.6 earthquake 38 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 38 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States at 21:32 local time (07:32 UTC) on 30 Sept 2026, at a depth of 0 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-01 07:36 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.6micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
0.1 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-01 07:32:11 UTC
Local: 30 Sept 2026, 21:32:11 (Pacific/Honolulu)
Epicentre
19.409° N, 155.277° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
Hawaiian Paradise ParkHawaii, United States · pop. 11,40438 kmINot felt
HiloHawaii, United States · pop. 43,26341 kmINot felt
HonoluluHawaii, United States · pop. 350,964342 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

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · HV.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · HVheadlineHawaiian Volcano Observatory via U.S. Geological Survey2.6 ml0.1 km19.41° N, 155.28° W–Automatic

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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 116 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 0 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 31× the energy of M1.6, and its waves are about 9.8× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 116 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

7 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M3.4 1 h 43 min ago. 50 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.6

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.333.40
1.481.80
1.521.90
1.621.90
1.702.30
1.822.10
1.912.20
  1. 3.437 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States10-01 07:52
  2. 2.338 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States10-01 09:13
  3. 2.238 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States10-01 09:26
  4. 2.138 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States10-01 09:21
  5. 1.937 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States10-01 09:03
  6. 1.938 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States10-01 09:09
  7. 1.838 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States10-01 09:01

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Event id hv75046727. First recorded here 1 Oct 2026, 07:37:31 UTC. Solutions: USGS · HV (usgs:hv75046727). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.6 earthquake 38 km WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/hv75046727-m2-6-earthquake-38-km-wsw-of-hawaiian-paradise-park-united-states, data from USGS.

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