Hawaii earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Sep 21, 1961, 2:54 PM GMT-10 (00:54 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1961-09-22 00:54:21 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.309° N, 155.226° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 14.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
276°, 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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.49 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23753 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.94 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 23752 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.915 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.513 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.37 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.429 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.321 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.216 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.032 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.019 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.137 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.811 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.518 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.321 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 3.618 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.85 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23751 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.08 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.917 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.024 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.921 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 3.522 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 3.517 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.322 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23749 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.712 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23748 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 3.723 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23747 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 3.722 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23747 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.611 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23743 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.417 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23743 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.97 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23741 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.414 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23741 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 3.125 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23740 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.115 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23739 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.74 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 23739 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.420 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 23730 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.716 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23727 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.912 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23725 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 3.08 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23723 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23722 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.512 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 23716 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.94 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23713 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.85 km NNE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23711 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 3.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23710 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.628 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23709 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.64 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23709 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.119 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23709 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23709 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.67 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23706 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 3.34 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23704 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.53 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23704 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.913 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23702 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 3.311 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23700 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23698 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 3.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23698 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23698 days ago · 40 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.410 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23698 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23697 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23697 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23697 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.723 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23754 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23754 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23754 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23754 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23754 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.67 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23757 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23757 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23759 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.73 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23760 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.67 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 23761 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23763 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.33 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23766 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23766 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 3.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23766 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23766 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.311 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23767 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.526 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23772 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.621 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 23772 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23773 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.43 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23777 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19610322. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC.