Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Mar 4, 1961, 4:57 AM GMT-10 (14:57 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1961-03-04 14:57:45 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.410° N, 155.227° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
282°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23942 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.815 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23937 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.717 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23937 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.026 km E of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · 23935 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.519 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23934 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.68 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23934 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23934 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23933 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.724 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23933 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.021 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23927 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.016 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23926 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23924 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.94 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23924 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.729 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23918 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23918 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.216 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23917 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.510 km ESE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23917 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.31 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23916 days ago · 32 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.628 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23916 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.97 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23915 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 3.17 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23914 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.315 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23913 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.721 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23910 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.813 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23910 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.924 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23907 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 3.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23907 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23904 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 3.539 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23904 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.818 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23900 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 3.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23900 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.621 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23900 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.07 km SE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 23899 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.65 km SW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23899 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.511 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 23897 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23896 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 3.714 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23895 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23894 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 3.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23893 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.69 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23893 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.414 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23891 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23889 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 3.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23889 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 3.76 km ESE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23944 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.91 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23949 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.420 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23955 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.821 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23957 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.011 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23960 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.013 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23960 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.73 km ESE of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · 23961 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.217 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 23961 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.60 km WNW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23962 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.526 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23962 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19610049. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.