The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 0 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Waikapū. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Waikapū came at 0.6× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Waikapū — records go back to 1980 — was the M6.0 of Oct 15, 2006, 17:14 UTC: 20 km SW of Hawi, Hawaii.
How we figure this: 2 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 3.4 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Waikapū
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2.5 | 61 km SSW of Mākena, Hawaii | Sep 07, 2026, 01:22 AM | -1 km | 82 km S |
| M2.5 | 55 km S of Mākena, Hawaii | Aug 25, 2026, 03:44 PM | 5 km | 79 km S |
| M2.9 | 57 km WNW of Puako, Hawaii | Aug 13, 2026, 03:16 AM | 30 km | 85 km S |
| M3.6 | 39 km SSE of Mākena, Hawaii | Jul 28, 2026, 02:16 PM | 31 km | 64 km SSE |
| M2.2 | 25 km NNE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii | Apr 10, 2026, 10:39 PM | 21 km | 92 km ESE |
| M2.5 | 19 km N of Hāwī, Hawaii | Apr 09, 2026, 03:01 AM | 37 km | 89 km SE |
| M2.4 | 11 km SW of Hāwī, Hawaii | Mar 29, 2026, 02:48 AM | 36 km | 99 km SE |
| M2.3 | 32 km WNW of Puako, Hawaii | Mar 18, 2026, 09:06 AM | 40 km | 97 km SSE |
| M2.8 | 8 km SE of Mākena, Hawaii | Mar 10, 2026, 11:05 AM | 2 km | 31 km SSE |
| M1.9 | 27 km WNW of Puako, Hawaii | Feb 25, 2026, 11:33 PM | 8 km | 97 km SSE |
Earthquakes per year near Waikapū (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Waikapū
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 17 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Waikapū (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6.0 | 20 km SW of Hawi, Hawaii | Oct 15, 2006, 17:14 UTC | 98 km |
| M5.1 | 58 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii | Feb 04, 1987, 02:22 UTC | 88 km |
| M5.1 | 51 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii | Jun 27, 1998, 10:11 UTC | 90 km |
| M5.0 | 39 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii | Apr 26, 1986, 17:19 UTC | 92 km |
| M5.0 | 16 km ENE of Kualapu‘u, Hawaii | Mar 05, 1981, 14:09 UTC | 57 km |
| M4.8 | Maui region, Hawaii | Mar 20, 1995, 08:29 UTC | 87 km |
| M4.8 | 14 km NNW of ‘Ualapu‘e, Hawaii | Mar 06, 1981, 02:43 UTC | 54 km |
| M4.7 | 16 km SW of M?kena, Hawaii | Nov 24, 2010, 04:34 UTC | 34 km |
Nearby places
Wailuku, HI (4 km) · Kahului, HI (5 km) · Waihee-Waiehu, HI (8 km) · Kīhei, HI (12 km) · Lahaina, HI (18 km) · Haiku-Pauwela, HI (22 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.