Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 4, 1961, 8:08 PM GMT-10 (06:08 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
1961-12-05 06:08:58 UTC
Depth
29.7 km (18.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.348° N, 155.277° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.715 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23679 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23679 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.634 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23679 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23679 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23678 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.618 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23678 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.216 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23677 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.07 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23677 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23676 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23674 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.79 km SSE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 23673 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.316 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23672 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.41 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23672 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.119 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23671 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.615 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23670 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23669 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.318 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23667 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.220 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23667 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23667 days ago · 24 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.88 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23667 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 3.310 km NE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 23667 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.38 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 23663 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.519 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23662 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.716 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23661 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23661 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.613 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23660 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 3.13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23660 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23659 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23659 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23659 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23658 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 3.210 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 23657 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.816 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 23656 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.921 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23656 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.55 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23655 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23655 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23655 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23654 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.527 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23654 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.98 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23654 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.829 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 3.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.320 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 4.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.69 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.95 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23652 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23652 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23652 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.415 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23651 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.48 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23651 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23651 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.94 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 3.42 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 3.25 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23649 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23680 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23680 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23680 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.25 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23680 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.68 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23681 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HI · 23681 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23681 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23681 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 4.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23681 days ago · 34 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.88 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23682 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23683 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.921 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23683 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23683 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23683 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23683 days ago · 26 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23683 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23684 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23687 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23687 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23687 days ago · 32 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19610482. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.