M1.9 earthquake 71 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 71 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States at 10:42 local time (20:42 UTC) on 9 Nov 2026, at a depth of 29 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-09 20:46 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude: 1.9micro
duration magnitude (md)
Depth: 29.1 km
Status: Automatic
Origin time: 2026-11-09 20:42:48 UTC; Local: 9 Nov 2026, 10:42:48 (Pacific/Honolulu)
Epicentre: 19.156° N, 155.491° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
Place	Distance	Est. shaking
HōlualoaHawaii, United States · pop. 8,538	71 km	INot felt
Hawaiian Paradise ParkHawaii, United States · pop. 11,404	73 km	INot felt
HiloHawaii, United States · pop. 43,263	76 km	INot felt
HonoluluHawaii, United States · pop. 350,964	344 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.

Every agency's solution

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Agency	Magnitude	Depth	Epicentre	Time offset	Status
USGS · HVheadlineHawaiian Volcano Observatory via U.S. Geological Survey	1.9 md	29.1 km	19.16° N, 155.49° W	–	Automatic

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 10 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 29 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

Compare M1.9 with M1.0

M1.9 releases about 22× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 7.8× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 10 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

24 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 2 days ago. 53 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.9

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)	Magnitude	Depth (km)
5.12	2.6	29
6.59	1.9	29
8.32	1.7	32
10.29	1.9	30
14.21	2.1	31
15.34	1.7	36
15.77	1.8	29
16.15	1.9	31
20.43	1.7	32
21.00	1.8	29
24.36	1.8	27
24.47	1.9	30
34.67	1.5	30
36.35	1.7	27
37.14	1.7	27
51.67	1.9	29
55.80	1.7	31
60.03	1.9	31
67.40	1.8	28
68.93	1.9	28
69.24	1.7	36
70.06	2.1	29
70.57	2.2	31
72.14	1.7	29

Did you feel it?

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Reports on SeismoAtlas

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Event id hv75068867. First recorded here 9 Nov 2026, 20:47:40 UTC. Solutions: USGS · HV (usgs:hv75068867). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.9 earthquake 71 km SE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/hv75068867-m1-9-earthquake-71-km-se-of-holualoa-hawaii-united-states, data from USGS.

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