M3.0 earthquake 56 km SSE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 56 km SSE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States at 10:19 local time (20:19 UTC) on 18 Oct 2026, at a depth of -1 km, according to USGS.

revised from M2.9 · 4 reports to USGS “Did You Feel It?”

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-19 19:30 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude: 3.0minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 2.9
Depth: -1.1 km
Status: Reviewed
Origin time: 2026-10-18 20:19:51 UTC; Local: 18 Oct 2026, 10:19:51 (Pacific/Honolulu)
Epicentre: 19.188° N, 155.684° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
Place	Distance	Est. shaking
HōlualoaHawaii, United States · pop. 8,538	56 km	INot felt
Kailua-KonaHawaii, United States · pop. 11,975	60 km	INot felt
HiloHawaii, United States · pop. 43,263	87 km	INot felt
HonoluluHawaii, United States · pop. 350,964	327 km	INot 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 17 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, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

Agency	Magnitude	Depth	Epicentre	Time offset	Status
USGS · HVheadlineHawaiian Volcano Observatory via U.S. Geological Survey	3.0 mlwas 2.9	-1.1 km	19.19° N, 155.68° W	–	Reviewed · 1 revision

How big was it?

Often felt by people at rest close to the epicentre, rarely causes damage.

It released roughly the energy of 567 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 -1 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

Compare M3.0 with M2.1

M3.0 releases about 27× the energy of M2.1, and its waves are about 8.9× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 567 kg of TNT vs 21 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M2.1. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

133 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M3.3 20 days ago. 44 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M3.0

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)	Magnitude	Depth (km)
4.46	2.3	39
17.02	1.8	33
19.22	1.7	31
25.31	1.3	8
31.94	2.1	-1
34.85	1.9	30
52.44	2.3	45
65.84	1.2	34
72.60	1.9	29
85.24	1.6	32
85.84	2.1	32
92.63	1.7	35
95.20	1.5	0
95.21	2.7	-1
97.93	1.8	30
104.19	1.7	5
105.39	1.8	40
107.50	1.8	31
112.59	2.0	30
113.94	2.2	29
114.49	1.8	29
115.54	3.3	29
117.10	2.0	32
119.45	1.4	28
121.45	1.9	-1
122.96	1.8	30
127.13	1.8	6
127.16	1.9	7
147.88	1.9	40
149.04	1.9	9
149.86	2.1	33
150.70	1.9	28
153.73	1.8	47
153.97	2.1	32
158.25	2.3	39
166.45	1.8	30
174.76	1.7	31
185.21	2.1	29
194.51	1.8	29
198.11	1.8	30
199.44	1.8	31
207.28	1.7	32
211.18	2.1	33
212.09	1.9	31
214.50	2.5	30
217.46	1.7	33
226.73	1.7	29
226.73	1.8	33
232.52	1.2	33
235.67	1.8	29
248.07	1.8	32
249.11	1.8	31
259.10	2.2	32
272.54	2.7	33
283.01	1.8	30
283.81	1.9	30
284.47	1.8	32
287.70	1.3	32
289.26	1.7	30
291.80	1.8	32
293.14	2.1	32
296.64	1.8	30
299.71	1.9	31
299.72	2.0	0
301.05	1.9	30
302.85	1.9	34
303.50	1.6	36
308.64	1.7	1
322.34	1.9	30
324.44	2.4	32
324.74	1.7	28
325.29	1.8	28
331.25	1.9	13
333.98	1.8	29
340.66	1.3	31
355.34	1.8	31
355.37	1.7	32
367.55	1.7	26
377.21	1.8	29
380.49	1.7	31
392.06	1.7	29
393.78	2.4	40
402.87	1.8	28
409.67	3.1	-2
410.09	1.8	-2
414.34	2.1	32
416.12	1.9	33
416.29	1.8	29
420.25	1.7	7
431.71	1.7	39
433.71	1.7	32
443.35	1.8	30
446.49	2.4	73
449.16	2.4	41
449.17	1.9	23
455.21	1.7	29
461.09	1.9	28
462.00	2.1	17
467.25	1.8	30
473.00	1.9	30
475.49	1.9	28
475.97	1.7	30
485.17	1.9	33
496.32	1.9	11
499.23	2.4	15
501.21	1.9	29
512.68	1.7	36
512.69	1.9	35
512.70	2.3	44
513.28	2.6	12
513.47	1.7	13
519.32	2.5	31
519.38	2.2	31
528.38	1.9	29
534.97	1.9	29
538.67	1.9	30
543.72	1.7	36
544.15	1.8	29
544.54	1.9	31
549.38	1.8	29
552.74	1.8	27
552.85	1.9	30
563.05	1.5	30
564.22	1.7	0
564.73	1.7	27
580.05	1.9	29
584.18	1.7	31
588.41	1.9	31
595.78	1.8	28
597.31	1.9	28
597.62	1.7	36
598.95	2.6	29
600.52	1.7	29

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Event id hv75060536. First recorded here 18 Oct 2026, 20:24:03 UTC. Solutions: USGS · HV (usgs:hv75060536). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.0 earthquake 56 km SSE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/hv75060536-m3-0-earthquake-56-km-sse-of-holualoa-hawaii-united-states, data from USGS.

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