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M2.1 Earthquake near Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii (United States)

UTC time: 2026-10-01 03:39:58 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 1, 2026 at 03:39 UTC, a magnitude M2.1 earthquake occurred near Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii (United States). With a focal depth of about 0 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 190 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.2.

Details

ID
405aaa4d80386e2535ab7ce7013de6a5c5b6682d
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
0.1 km
UTC time
2026-10-01 03:39:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
State
Source
usgs
Coordinates
19.40733, -155.28967
Temperature
9.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0.1 km
Shallow
0.1 km
0.1 km — shallower than the regional average (15.2 km)
Regional average: 15.2 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Hilo International AirportUnited States · ITO · PHTO
    43.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-01

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Hawaii

Context for this earthquake

01 Oct 2025 – 01 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,180 Catalogue entries

Of 1,179 other entries for this area and period, 974 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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