Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - 26 mi south of Hilo, Hawaii County, USA, on Thursday, 4 Feb 2021 9:17 pm (GMT -10) -
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Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 4 km depth
5 Feb 07:21 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.
5 Feb 07:21: Now using data updates from USGS
5 Feb 07:24: Magnitude recalculated from 2.7 to 2.6.
6 Feb 02:02: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.6 to 4.1 km (from 0.4 to 2.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.3 km (2.7 mi) towards WNW.
5 Feb 07:21: Now using data updates from USGS
5 Feb 07:24: Magnitude recalculated from 2.7 to 2.6.
6 Feb 02:02: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.6 to 4.1 km (from 0.4 to 2.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.3 km (2.7 mi) towards WNW.
Date & time: 5 Feb 2021 07:17:25 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 4 Feb 2021 9:17 pm (GMT -10)
Magnitude: 2.6
Depth: 4.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.3525°N / 155.0415°W
(Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States)Nearest volcano: Kilauea (31 km / 19 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
16 km (10 mi) SE of Fern Forest (pop: 931) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) SSW of Ainaloa (pop: 2,970) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) ESE of Volcano Village (pop: 2,580) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) SSE of Mountain View (pop: 3,920) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) SSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park (Hawaii County) (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) S of Hilo (pop: 43,300) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) ENE of Pāhala (pop: 1,360) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) S of Pepeekeo (pop: 1,790) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) ENE of Hawaiian Ocean View (pop: 4,440) --> See nearby quakes!
365 km (227 mi) SE of Honolulu (pop: 371,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
17.2°C (63 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SW
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)Scattered Clouds
17.2°C (63 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SWEstimated released energy: 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.6 | 4.1 km | 15 Km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii, USA | USGS |
| 2.8 | 5 km | ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII, USA | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
At magnitude 2.6, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.
