Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jul 23, 1961, 3:50 PM GMT-10 (01:50 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 2 km ESE of Pepeekeo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1961-07-24 01:50:31 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.412° N, 155.273° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.124 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23812 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.98 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23812 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.77 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23812 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23812 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.39 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23812 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23812 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.35 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23812 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.710 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23811 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23808 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.05 km E of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23808 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23808 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.96 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23807 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.47 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23807 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.87 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 23803 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23802 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.65 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23802 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.20 km SW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23798 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23795 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23795 days ago · 31 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.523 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23793 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 3.110 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23792 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23790 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23789 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.717 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23788 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.713 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23785 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.76 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23784 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 3.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23784 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 3.16 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23784 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.74 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23784 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23784 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23783 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.98 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23783 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 3.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23783 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23783 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23780 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 4.52 km ESE of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 23780 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.620 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23780 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.612 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23778 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.43 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23776 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23772 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 3.621 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 23771 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.526 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23770 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.311 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23766 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23765 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 3.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23765 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23765 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.33 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23764 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 3.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23762 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.67 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 23760 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.73 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23759 days ago · 38 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 3.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23758 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23756 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.67 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23756 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 3.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23753 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 3.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23753 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 3.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23753 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 3.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23753 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.723 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23753 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 3.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23753 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.54 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 4.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23813 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.112 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23822 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23822 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.94 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23822 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.812 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23823 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23823 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23823 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.122 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23824 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.816 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23825 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23825 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23829 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.96 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23829 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19610239. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.