Sunday, February 22, 2026 17:16 | 12 hours ago | Posted by Earthquake Monitor

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake near Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, was reported just six minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the main international and national agency monitoring seismic activity in the United States. The earthquake occurred on Sunday morning, February 22, 2026, at 7:09 a.m. local time at a moderate depth of 93 miles below the epicenter. The exact magnitude, epicenter and depth of the earthquake could be revised in the coming hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations or other agencies release reports.
Towns and cities near the epicenter that may have felt very weak shaking include Kailua-Kona (population 12,000), 75 miles away, Kahaluu Keauhou (population 3,500), 78 miles away, Kalaoa (population 9,600), 79 miles away, Kalaoa (population 9,600), and Holualoa (population 8,500), 79 miles from the epicenter. is 80 miles away and Captain Cook (pop. 3,400) is 82 miles away.
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Date and time: February 22, 2026, 5:09 PM UT local time. (February 22, 2026 17:09 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 149.87 km
Epicenter latitude/longitude: 19.52 degrees north latitude, 156.7 degrees west longitude (Hawaii, USA)
Primary data source: USGS