Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jun 10, 1961, 11:13 PM GMT-10 (09:13 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1961-06-11 09:13:59 UTC
Depth
29.8 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.318° N, 155.285° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23855 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.626 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23854 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23849 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.18 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23848 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.77 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23848 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.78 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23848 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23847 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23846 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.016 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23845 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.37 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23845 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23844 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23842 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.217 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23842 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23841 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.913 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23840 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.517 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23840 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.411 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23839 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23838 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23838 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.611 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23838 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23838 days ago · 34 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23837 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 4.412 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23837 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 3.49 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23837 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23837 days ago · 34 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23837 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23837 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23837 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23837 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23837 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23836 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23836 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23836 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 3.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23836 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23836 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.79 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23836 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 3.37 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23835 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 3.44 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23834 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 3.220 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23834 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23833 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23833 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.93 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 23831 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23830 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.96 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23829 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 3.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23829 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23825 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.816 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23825 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 3.122 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23824 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23823 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 3.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23823 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 3.812 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23822 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.94 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23822 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23822 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.112 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23822 days ago · 41 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 4.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 4.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 3.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.915 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23857 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23858 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23862 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.521 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23864 days ago · 68 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.74 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23865 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23867 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23869 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.324 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23870 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23870 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23871 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23874 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.347 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23874 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23877 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.125 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23878 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.613 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23880 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.05 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23880 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.15 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23880 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.23 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23880 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.98 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23880 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23883 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19610139. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.