Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jan 27, 1961, 6:43 AM GMT-10 (16:43 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 6 km ESE of Waikoloa, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1961-01-27 16:43:34 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.433° N, 155.408° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 13.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23990 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.526 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23975 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.60 km WNW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23975 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.217 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 23974 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.73 km ESE of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · 23974 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.013 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23973 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.011 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23973 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.821 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23970 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.420 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23967 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.91 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23962 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.76 km ESE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23957 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.33 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23956 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.82 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23955 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.815 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23950 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.717 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23950 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.026 km E of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · 23948 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.519 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23947 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.68 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23947 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23947 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23946 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.724 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23946 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 3.021 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23940 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 3.016 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23939 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23937 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.94 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23937 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23992 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23993 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.312 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23995 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.36 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23995 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.49 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23996 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.816 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23997 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.817 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23998 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.618 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24000 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24003 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.432 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 24003 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.216 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 24004 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.12 km E of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 24005 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24007 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.612 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24010 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.54 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24011 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.729 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 24012 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.351 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 24012 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.86 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24020 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.315 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24021 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19610029. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC.