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Earthquakes in Hawaii

In the last 30 days there were 32 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Hawaii, and 0 in the last 24 hours. The strongest was a magnitude 3.6, 12 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii, on 2026-10-05.

Earthquakes M2.5+ in Hawaii

Last 24 hours0
Last 7 days6
Last 30 days32
Last year308
Last 5 years3,138

M1+ in the last 7 days: 86. Methodology

Fig. 1Earthquakes per month, M2.5+ in Hawaii

621 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Hawaii in the last 24 months. The busiest month was Nov 2024, with 52.

01 — Latest

Latest earthquakes in Hawaii

Latest magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes in Hawaii in the last 30 days
Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
2.8	29 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii	depth 35 km	Oct 25, 10:34 UTC
3.3	3 km SSW of Pāhala, Hawaii	depth 29 km	Oct 23, 15:52 UTC
2.7	27 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii	depth -1 km	Oct 22, 19:32 UTC
2.8	17 km SSE of Pāhala, Hawaii	depth 34 km	Oct 20, 16:31 UTC
2.7	5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii	depth 39 km	Oct 20, 08:40 UTC
2.8	5 km S of Volcano, Hawaii	depth 36 km	Oct 20, 08:40 UTC
2.9	13 km SSW of Waikoloa, Hawaii	depth 13 km	Oct 19, 01:49 UTC
3.0	14 km NNW of Wai‘ōhinu, Hawaii	depth -1 km	Oct 18, 20:19 UTC
2.5	52 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii	depth 38 km	Oct 18, 03:04 UTC
2.7	19 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii	depth 34 km	Oct 13, 19:27 UTC
3.1	12 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii	depth 6 km	Oct 13, 01:09 UTC
2.5	21 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii	depth 39 km	Oct 10, 15:06 UTC
2.6	13 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii	depth -2 km	Oct 10, 04:51 UTC
2.5	15 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii	depth 5 km	Oct 9, 15:02 UTC
3.0	11 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii	depth 8 km	Oct 7, 04:39 UTC
3.1	10 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii	depth 11 km	Oct 6, 22:30 UTC
2.5	10 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii	depth 11 km	Oct 6, 21:59 UTC
2.8	10 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii	depth 11 km	Oct 6, 21:57 UTC
2.6	8 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii	depth 7 km	Oct 6, 21:09 UTC
3.3	118 km WSW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii	depth 10 km	Oct 6, 04:29 UTC
3.6	12 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii	depth 28 km	Oct 5, 12:31 UTC
2.5	27 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii	depth 42 km	Oct 4, 17:15 UTC
3.5	5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii	depth 0 km	Oct 2, 17:55 UTC
2.5	4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii	depth 0 km	Oct 1, 09:55 UTC
3.4	5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii	depth 0 km	Oct 1, 07:52 UTC

02 — Questions

Earthquakes in Hawaii, answered

Was there an earthquake in Hawaii today?

No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or larger was recorded in Hawaii in the last 24 hours. Smaller ones may still have occurred and appear on the home page under “All” magnitudes.

How many earthquakes does Hawaii have each year?

Over the last five years there were 3,138 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Hawaii, an average of 628 a year. 308 occurred in the last 12 months.

What was the strongest earthquake in Hawaii in five years?

A magnitude 6.0 on May 23, 2026, 07:46 UTC, 13 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. See this earthquake

An earthquake belongs to the state USGS names in its location. Counts describe past activity and are not a forecast. Source: USGS.

03 — Cities

Cities in Hawaii

Earthquakes within 100 km of cities in Hawaii
City	Last year	Last 5 years
Hilo	261	2876