LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
5 km S of Pāhala, Hawaii
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 5 km S of Pāhala, Hawaii on 18 Sept 2026, 06:36 UTC. The hypocentre was 12.4 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 8 times since the first report.
- Depth
- 12.4 km
- Latitude
- 19.16°N
- Time
- 06:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.1
shallow
155.48°W longitude
18 Sept 2026
ml
EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.1
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 21 tonnes of TNT.
12.4 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
07 Nov 2026, 23:27 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC · 607 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:17 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 20:55 UTC · 136.7 km deep