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M1.8 earthquake 92 km SSE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 92 km SSE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States at 01:45 local time (11:45 UTC) on 9 Nov 2026, at a depth of 34 km, according to USGS.

revised from M2.1

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-10 03:18 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
1.8micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 2.1
Depth
33.8 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-09 11:45:44 UTC
Local: 9 Nov 2026, 01:45:44 (Pacific/Honolulu)
Epicentre
18.919° N, 155.488° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
HōlualoaHawaii, United States · pop. 8,53892 kmINot felt
Hawaiian Paradise ParkHawaii, United States · pop. 11,40492 kmINot felt
HiloHawaii, United States · pop. 43,26399 kmINot felt
HonoluluHawaii, United States · pop. 350,964363 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

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.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · HVheadlineHawaiian Volcano Observatory via U.S. Geological Survey1.8 mlwas 2.133.8 km18.92° N, 155.49° W–Reviewed · 1 revision

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 9 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 34 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.8 releases about 18× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 6.9× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 9 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

12 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 12 h ago. 30 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.8

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
8.951.929
15.541.929
23.162.131
24.291.736
24.721.829
25.101.931
45.301.727
64.751.731
73.072.628
76.351.828
78.191.736
81.091.729
  1. 2.691 km SSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States11-12 12:50
  2. 2.174 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States11-10 10:55
  3. 1.970 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States11-10 12:52
  4. 1.971 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States11-09 20:42
  5. 1.971 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States11-10 03:18
  6. 1.870 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States11-10 12:29
  7. 1.871 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States11-12 16:06
  8. 1.769 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States11-12 20:51
  9. 1.771 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States11-12 04:30
  10. 1.770 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States11-12 17:57
  11. 1.774 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States11-11 09:03
  12. 1.771 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States11-10 12:03

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Event id hv75068792. First recorded here 9 Nov 2026, 11:50:19 UTC. Solutions: USGS · HV (usgs:hv75068792). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.8 earthquake 92 km SSE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/hv75068792-m1-8-earthquake-92-km-sse-of-holualoa-hawaii-united-states, data from USGS.

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