2.6
Earthquake Details: 10 km NE of Pāhala, Hawaii, United States
8/18/2026, 2:18:38 PM
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near 10 km NE of Pāhala, Hawaii, United States on 8/18/2026 at 2:18:38 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 28.54 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth28.54 km
Significance106
Latitude19.2703
Longitude-155.4050
Event IDhv75020262
Magnitude2.6
Updated:8/18/2026, 6:02:05 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/18/2026, 4:18:38 AM HST
- UTC
- 8/18/2026, 2:18:38 PM UTC
28.54 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 9
M3.27 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 StatesBeforeM4.116 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii, United StatesBeforeM2.7Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii, United StatesBeforeM2.517 km E of Pāhala, Hawaii, United StatesAfter
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