M3.1 earthquake 43 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States at 11:59 local time (21:59 UTC) on 4 Nov 2026, at a depth of -2 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-04 22:22 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude: 3.1minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth: -2.1 km
Status: Reviewed
Origin time: 2026-11-04 21:59:55 UTC; Local: 4 Nov 2026, 11:59:55 (Pacific/Honolulu)
Epicentre: 19.395° N, 155.621° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
Place	Distance	Est. shaking
HōlualoaHawaii, United States · pop. 8,538	43 km	INot felt
Kailua-KonaHawaii, United States · pop. 11,975	48 km	INot felt
HiloHawaii, United States · pop. 43,263	67 km	INot felt
HonoluluHawaii, United States · pop. 350,964	316 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 18 km.

Every agency's solution

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Agency	Magnitude	Depth	Epicentre	Time offset	Status
USGS · HVheadlineHawaiian Volcano Observatory via U.S. Geological Survey	3.1 ml	-2.1 km	19.40° N, 155.62° W	–	Reviewed

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 722 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.

Compare M3.1 with M2.1

M3.1 releases about 34× the energy of M2.1, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 722 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

43 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 4 h 55 min ago. 32 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M3.1

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)	Magnitude	Depth (km)
0.42	1.8	-2
6.46	1.9	33
10.58	1.7	7
14.42	1.7	6
16.11	1.8	30
22.04	1.7	39
24.04	1.7	32
33.68	1.8	30
36.82	2.4	73
39.50	2.4	41
39.50	1.9	23
47.34	1.6	0
51.42	1.9	28
52.34	2.1	17
63.33	1.9	30
64.09	1.9	3
64.72	1.9	50
65.82	1.9	28
66.30	1.7	30
71.08	1.3	29
72.43	1.9	30
73.89	2.1	8
75.50	1.9	33
83.25	2.5	0
89.56	2.4	15
103.03	2.3	44
109.65	2.5	31
109.71	2.2	31
118.71	1.9	29
129.00	1.9	30
134.49	1.8	29
134.87	1.9	31
139.14	1.7	32
139.71	1.8	29
143.07	1.8	27
143.18	1.9	30
153.39	1.5	30
154.55	1.7	0
170.39	1.9	29
178.74	1.9	31
187.65	1.9	28
189.29	2.6	29
190.86	1.7	29

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Event id hv75068576. First recorded here 4 Nov 2026, 22:23:44 UTC. Solutions: USGS · HV (usgs:hv75068576). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.1 earthquake 43 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/hv75068576-m3-1-earthquake-43-km-se-of-holualoa-hawaii-united-states, data from USGS.

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