# Earthquake Hawaii Today: Live Map and Latest Quakes

Updated 11:27 UTC, 29 Oct 2026. Canonical: https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/hawaii

USGS listed **0 earthquakes** of magnitude 2.5 or more in Hawaii in the past 24 hours, 4 in the past 7 days and 30 in the past 30 days. The strongest of the past 30 days was an **M3.6** quake (12 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii) on 5 Oct 2026. In an average year this area has about 156 quakes of M3+ (USGS, 1996-2025); the past 12 months had 107, about 31% fewer than the 30-year average.

## Key numbers

- Earthquakes, past 24 h (M2.5+): **0**
- Past 7 days: **4**
- Past 30 days: **30**
- Strongest, past 30 days: **M3.6** (2026-10-05)

## Latest earthquakes in Hawaii (M2.5+)

- [LOW] [M2.6 · 24 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75064596) (2026-10-27 23:17 UTC, 36h ago, 0 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M2.5 · 4 km WSW of Pāhala, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75064501) (2026-10-27 18:50 UTC, 41h ago, 30 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M3.3 · 3 km SSW of Pāhala, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75062811) (2026-10-23 15:52 UTC, 6d ago, 29 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M2.7 · 27 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75062386) (2026-10-22 19:32 UTC, 7d ago, -1 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M2.8 · 17 km SSE of Pāhala, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75061376) (2026-10-20 16:31 UTC, 9d ago, 34 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M2.9 · 13 km SSW of Waikoloa, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75060646) (2026-10-19 01:49 UTC, 10d ago, 13 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M3.1 · 14 km NNW of Wai‘ōhinu, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75060536) (2026-10-18 20:19 UTC, 11d ago, -1 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M2.5 · 52 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75060046) (2026-10-18 03:04 UTC, 11d ago, 38 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M2.7 · 19 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75055482) (2026-10-13 19:27 UTC, 16d ago, 34 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M3.1 · 12 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75055022) (2026-10-13 01:09 UTC, 16d ago, 6 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M2.5 · 21 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75053487) (2026-10-10 15:06 UTC, 19d ago, 39 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M2.6 · 13 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75053257) (2026-10-10 04:51 UTC, 19d ago, -2 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M2.5 · 15 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75052732) (2026-10-09 15:02 UTC, 20d ago, 5 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M3.0 · 11 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75051442) (2026-10-07 04:39 UTC, 22d ago, 8 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M2.5 · 8 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75051377) (2026-10-07 02:42 UTC, 22d ago, 2 km deep, USGS)

## Strongest earthquakes in Hawaii, past 12 months

- [HIGH] [M6.0 · 13 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv74966427) (2026-05-23 07:46 UTC, 159d ago, 23 km deep, USGS)
- [MED] [M5.2 · 42 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75018296) (2026-08-12 03:48 UTC, 78d ago, 11 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M4.7 · 23 km E of Pāpa‘ikou, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv74978947) (2026-06-10 08:37 UTC, 141d ago, 39 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M4.6 · 17 km SE of Pāhala, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv74984492) (2026-06-17 12:14 UTC, 134d ago, 33 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M4.6 · 6 km WNW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv74975297) (2026-06-03 03:58 UTC, 148d ago, 34 km deep, USGS)
- [LOW] [M4.5 · 57 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/hv75000056) (2026-07-10 06:17 UTC, 111d ago, 39 km deep, USGS)

## Key context

### What is normal in Hawaii

Over the 30 years 1996-2025, USGS recorded 4,664 earthquakes of M3 or more in Hawaii: about 156 a year, or 13 a month. The past 12 months had 107, about 31% fewer than the 30-year average. Quakes of M6 or more average 0.1 a year here (4 in 30 years), and 1 one happened in the past 12 months.

Busy years usually mean one large quake and its aftershocks: the peak year here was 2018 with 2,150. Counts cover the Hawaiian Islands and the surrounding sea. They come from the USGS ComCat catalog, which records small quakes more completely in the US than elsewhere, so compare like with like.

| Magnitude | 30-year total | Average per year | Past 12 months |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| M3+ | 4,664 | 156 | 107 |
| M4+ | 344 | 12 | 16 |
| M5+ | 25 | 0.8 | 2 |
| M6+ | 4 | 0.1 | 1 |

### Largest earthquakes recorded in Hawaii

USGS catalog since 1900, M5.5+, inside the same area. Names as listed by USGS.

| Magnitude | Place (USGS) | Date | Depth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| M7.7 | 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii | 1975-11-29 | 9 km |
| M6.9 | 18 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii | 2018-05-04 | 6 km |
| M6.7 | Island of Hawai`i, Hawaii | 1908-09-21 | 0 km |
| M6.7 | 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii | 1983-11-16 | 9 km |
| M6.7 | 14 km SW of Puako, Hawaii | 2006-10-15 | 38 km |
| M6.6 | 10 km ENE of Wailua, Hawaii | 1938-01-23 | 10 km |
| M6.5 | Hualālai area, Hawaii | 1929-10-06 | 0 km |
| M6.4 | Kaoiki area, Hawaii | 1915-03-28 | 0 km |

### Plates and faults

Hawaii is in the middle of the Pacific Plate, far from any plate boundary. Its quakes come from the volcanoes: magma moving under Kilauea and Mauna Loa, and the enormous weight of the volcanoes, which pushes the south flank of the Big Island slowly seaward.

That flank produced the M7.7 Kalapana quake and tsunami in 1975 and the M6.9 quake during the 2018 Kilauea eruption. Most Hawaii quakes are small and clustered on the Big Island; the older islands to the north-west have far fewer.

- Kilauea south flank (Hilina fault system)
- Kilauea summit and rift zones
- Mauna Loa and its rift zones
- Ka'oiki fault zone (between Kilauea and Mauna Loa)
- Mauna Kea and Kohala deep quakes

### Where the recent quakes were

Of the 30 quakes of the past 30 days, 30 were shallow (less than 70 km deep), 0 intermediate (70-300 km) and 0 deep (more than 300 km). 0 reached M4 or more. The places USGS named most often were Volcano, Hawaii (7), Pāhala, Hawaii (5), Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii (4).

### Official sources and warnings

- [USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)](https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo): monitors Kilauea, Mauna Loa and Hawaii's quakes.
- [Pacific Tsunami Warning Center](https://www.tsunami.gov/): tsunami warnings for Hawaii.
- [Hawaii Emergency Management Agency](https://dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/): state emergency alerts and sirens.

### What to do in an earthquake

If you feel shaking: **Drop, Cover and Hold On** until it stops. Stay away from windows and heavy furniture, and do not run outside during the shaking. On a coast, strong or long shaking is a natural tsunami warning: move to high ground or inland at once, on foot if you can. Then follow your local officials; this page is not a warning service.

In Hawaii, Drop, Cover and Hold On. If you feel strong or long shaking near the coast, move inland or uphill at once, and follow the outdoor sirens and Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.

## FAQ

### Was there an earthquake in Hawaii today?

USGS listed no quake of M2.5+ in Hawaii in the past 24 hours (as of 11:27 UTC). Smaller quakes may still appear on USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO).

### How many earthquakes does Hawaii have per year?

From 1996 to 2025, USGS recorded about 156 quakes of M3+, about 12 quakes of M4+, about 0.8 quakes of M5+, about 0.1 quakes of M6+ per year in Hawaii. Counting all sizes, local networks record far more, because most quakes are too small to feel.

### What was the biggest earthquake in Hawaii?

The largest quake in the USGS catalog for this area since 1900 is the M7.7 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii of 29 Nov 1975. The table above lists the largest 8.

### Where can I get official earthquake alerts for Hawaii?

[USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)](https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo): monitors Kilauea, Mauna Loa and Hawaii's quakes. [Pacific Tsunami Warning Center](https://www.tsunami.gov/): tsunami warnings for Hawaii. [Hawaii Emergency Management Agency](https://dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/): state emergency alerts and sirens.

### Are Hawaii earthquakes linked to the volcanoes?

Yes, nearly all of them. Swarms of small quakes often track magma moving under Kilauea or Mauna Loa, and the larger quakes come from the volcanoes' flanks slipping under their own weight. HVO watches quake patterns as one of its main eruption signals.

### Can a Hawaii earthquake cause a tsunami?

Yes. Large flank quakes on the Big Island can cause a local tsunami that arrives within minutes, as in 1975. Distant quakes around the Pacific can also send tsunamis to Hawaii hours later; the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issues those warnings.

### Can earthquakes be predicted?

No. USGS states that no scientist has ever predicted a major earthquake. Scientists can only estimate the long-term probability of quakes in an area. Early-warning systems such as ShakeAlert detect a quake that has already started and warn seconds before the shaking arrives.

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## Sources

- [USGS Earthquake Hazards Program](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/): real-time GeoJSON feeds, public domain. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey.
- [USGS ComCat (FDSN event web service)](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/): the USGS earthquake catalog, used for the 30-year counts, history and aftershocks. Public domain. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey.

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