International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583392
Event time 2026-02-26 17:36:58 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 03:36:58 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 17:51:09 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.1
Depth 5.7 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status reviewed
Data provider USGS

Location
Continent North-America
Country USA
Administration area Hawaii
Nearest settlement Volcano
Distance 22 km
Course W
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Honuapo (37,27 km), Honuapo (37,27 km), Kauhako Bay (48,27 km), Kauhako Bay (48,27 km), Napoopoo (52,45 km)
Nearest airports
Rainshed Heliport (19,29 km), Rainshed Heliport (19,29 km), Upper Paauau Airport (20,77 km), Upper Paauau Airport (20,77 km), Pahala Airstrip (20,96 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Kilauea volcano (16,29 km), Mauna Loa volcano (19,23 km), Mauna Kea volcano (46,19 km), Hualalai volcano (55,19 km), Loihi volcano (56,48 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.