Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Oct 20, 1961, 5:01 AM GMT-10 (15:01 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1961-10-20 15:01:45 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.372° N, 155.327° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.08 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23723 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23722 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.512 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 23716 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.94 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23713 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.85 km NNE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23711 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23710 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.628 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23709 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.64 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23709 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.119 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23709 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23709 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.67 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23706 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.34 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23704 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.53 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23704 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.913 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23702 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.311 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23700 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23698 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23698 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23698 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.410 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23698 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23697 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23697 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23697 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.119 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23696 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.62 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23696 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 3.24 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23696 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 3.324 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23696 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23696 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23694 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23694 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.54 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23694 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23694 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 3.03 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23694 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23693 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23693 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 4.16 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.916 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 3.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 3.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.71 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 3.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.77 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 3.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.68 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 3.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.88 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 3.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 3.58 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 3.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23690 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.820 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23690 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.640 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23689 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 3.111 km NNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23727 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.716 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23727 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.420 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 23730 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.74 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 23739 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.115 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23739 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.125 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23740 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.414 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23741 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.97 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23741 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.417 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23743 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.611 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23743 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.722 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23747 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.723 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23747 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.712 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23748 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.322 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23749 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.517 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.522 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.921 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 3.024 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.917 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23750 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19610364. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.