Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Nov 18, 1961, 9:41 AM GMT-10 (19:41 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 18 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1961-11-18 19:41:01 UTC
Depth
29.5 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.423° N, 155.297° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23694 days ago · 27 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23694 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.54 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23694 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23694 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.03 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23694 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23693 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23693 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.16 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.916 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.71 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.77 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.68 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23692 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.88 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 3.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 3.58 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 3.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23691 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23690 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.820 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23690 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.640 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23689 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.820 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23689 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 3.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23689 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23689 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.528 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23689 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23688 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23687 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 3.09 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23687 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 3.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23687 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23687 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23687 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23684 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23684 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 3.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23684 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23684 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23683 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.921 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23683 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 3.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23683 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.88 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23682 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 4.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23682 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23682 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23681 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HI · 23681 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.68 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23681 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.25 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23681 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23680 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23680 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23680 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 3.324 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23696 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.24 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23696 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.62 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23696 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.119 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23697 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23697 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23697 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23697 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.410 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23698 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23698 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23698 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23698 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.311 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23700 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.913 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23702 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.53 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23704 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.34 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23704 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.67 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23706 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23709 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.119 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23709 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.64 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23709 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.628 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23709 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19610399. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.