4.1
Earthquake Details: 16 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii, United States
8/17/2026, 7:24:08 PM
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred near 16 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii, United States on 8/17/2026 at 7:24:08 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 23 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth23 km
Significance299
Latitude19.3153
Longitude-155.8273
Event IDhv75019812
Magnitude4.1
Updated:8/20/2026, 6:02:14 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/17/2026, 9:24:08 AM HST
- UTC
- 8/17/2026, 7:24:08 PM UTC
23 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M2.923 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii, United StatesBeforeM2.64 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii, United StatesBeforeM2.76 km SW of Pāhala, Hawaii, United StatesBeforeM2.810 km E of Pāhala, Hawaii, United StatesBeforeM3.27 km S of Pāhala, Hawaii, United StatesBeforeM3.444 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United StatesBeforeM3.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii, United StatesBeforeM3.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii, United StatesBeforeM2.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii, United StatesBeforeM3.011 km E of Hala‘ula, Hawaii, United StatesBeforeM2.7Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii, United StatesAfterM2.610 km NE of Pāhala, Hawaii, United StatesAfter
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