M2.5 earthquake 40 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 40 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States at 11:48 local time (21:48 UTC) on 5 Nov 2026, at a depth of 1 km, according to USGS.

revised from M2.7

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-05 22:15 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude: 2.5micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 2.7
Depth: 0.7 km
Status: Reviewed
Origin time: 2026-11-05 21:48:12 UTC; Local: 5 Nov 2026, 11:48:12 (Pacific/Honolulu)
Epicentre: 19.312° N, 155.219° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
Place	Distance	Est. shaking
Hawaiian Paradise ParkHawaii, United States · pop. 11,404	40 km	INot felt
HiloHawaii, United States · pop. 43,263	48 km	INot felt
HonoluluHawaii, United States · pop. 350,964	354 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 9 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	2.5 mlwas 2.7	0.7 km	19.31° N, 155.22° 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 82 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 M2.5 with M1.5

M2.5 releases about 31× the energy of M1.5, and its waves are about 9.8× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 82 kg of TNT vs 3 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.5. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

26 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 2 days ago. 34 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.5

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)	Magnitude	Depth (km)
9.75	1.5	29
9.87	1.8	30
16.06	2.0	28
27.62	1.9	28
31.92	2.3	38
39.53	1.9	30
40.28	1.9	3
44.75	1.9	29
47.27	1.3	29
48.62	1.9	30
48.88	1.9	28
50.08	2.1	8
55.77	1.8	42
72.27	1.9	32
79.57	1.8	11
100.03	2.6	29
103.23	1.7	32
105.20	1.9	30
115.34	1.7	32
115.91	1.8	29
132.05	1.7	27
143.35	1.9	3
146.58	1.9	29
160.34	2.0	36
163.84	1.9	28
164.97	2.1	29

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Event id hv75068981. First recorded here 5 Nov 2026, 21:51:42 UTC. Solutions: USGS · HV (usgs:hv75068981). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.5 earthquake 40 km SW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/hv75068981-m2-5-earthquake-40-km-sw-of-hawaiian-paradise-park-united-states, data from USGS.

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