The 2006 Kīholo Bay earthquake occurred on October 15 at 07:07:49 local time with a magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).

The final group of earthquakes are those caused by flexure of the oceanic lithosphere underlying the island as a result of loading by the volcano.

The depth shows that it was in the mantle lithosphere, beneath the neutral surface with a mechanism consistent with tangential tension.

[6] The earthquake caused property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and airport delays and closures.

On the Big Island, many houses had large cracks and broken windows, and at least 61 buildings were destroyed and red-tagged by officials.

[9] The largest and most luxurious hotels on the Island of Hawaii also happened to be clustered within ten miles (16 km) of the earthquake's epicenter along the Kohala coast.

Many roads and bridges collapsed or had deep cracks, and clean-up crews had to work for days to remove debris from the countless landslides.

Power was restored to all HECO circuits by 1:55 am; however, there were isolated blackouts due to local problems, such as blown fuses.