Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 16 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii on Sat, Jan 21, 1961, 7:30 PM GMT-10 (05:30 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 12 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Pāhala forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1961-01-22 05:30:00 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.346° N, 155.527° W
Region
Hawaii
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
307°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23983 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.36 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23982 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.312 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23981 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23980 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.34 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23979 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23979 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23977 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.526 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23962 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.60 km WNW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23962 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.217 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 23961 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.73 km ESE of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · 23961 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.013 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23960 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.011 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23960 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.821 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23957 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.420 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23954 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.91 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23949 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.76 km ESE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23944 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.33 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23943 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.82 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23942 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.815 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23937 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.717 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23937 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 3.026 km E of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · 23935 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.519 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23934 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.68 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23934 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 3.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23933 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23933 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.724 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23933 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 3.021 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23927 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 3.016 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23926 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.817 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23985 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.618 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23987 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23990 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.432 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23990 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.216 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23991 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.12 km E of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23991 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23994 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.612 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23997 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.54 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23998 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.729 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 23998 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.351 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23998 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.942 km WNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 23999 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.86 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24007 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.315 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24008 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.616 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 24012 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19610021. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.