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USGS map shows the location of the earthquake under Hawaiʻi island

Magnitude-4.2 Earthquake Jolts Hawaiʻi Island
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by Big Island Video News
on Jan 27, 2026 at 7:09 am

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STORY SUMMARY

HAWAIʻI - The deep Pāhala earthquake did not generate a tsunami, and had no apparent impact on either Mauna Loa and Kīlauea volcanoes.

(BIVN) – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake shook Hawaiʻi island, late Monday evening.

The 11:37 p.m. quake occurred 1 mile (2 km) northwest of Pāhala in Kaʻū, at a depth of 21 miles (33 km) below sea level. The event was felt all around the Big Island, as far as the Upolu Point-area of North Kohala.

The earthquake was not strong enough to generate a tsunami, and no damage to buildings or infrastructure was expected based on the intensity.

The earthquake was a part of the ongoing deep swarm beneath Pāhala that began about 7 years ago and was not directly related to volcanic activity, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement issued after the event.

“The earthquake had no apparent impact on the paused Halemaʻumaʻu eruption or elsewhere on either Mauna Loa and Kīlauea volcanoes,” the Observatory said.


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