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M2.6 Earthquake near Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii (United States)

UTC time: 2026-09-10 22:28:30 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii (United States) on September 10, 2026 at 22:28 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 1 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by USGS. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 210 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
71879bf537cea85921f63019afe1e304ebda25ef
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
0.7 km
UTC time
2026-09-10 22:28:30 UTC
Local time
Country
State
Source
usgs
Coordinates
19.41950, -155.27217
Temperature
11.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0.7 km
Shallow
0.7 km
0.7 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
    41.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-10

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

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,090 Catalogue entries

Of 1,089 other entries for this area and period, 144 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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