Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Dec 23, 1961, 8:18 AM GMT-10 (18:18 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Hawaii region, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1961-12-23 18:18:32 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.373° N, 155.276° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
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: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23652 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23652 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23652 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23651 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.210 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.816 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 23649 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.921 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23649 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.55 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23648 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23648 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23648 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23647 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.527 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23647 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.98 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23647 days ago · 26 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.829 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23646 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23646 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.320 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23646 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 4.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23646 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.69 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23646 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.95 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23646 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23646 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23645 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23645 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23645 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.415 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23644 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.48 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23644 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23644 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23643 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23643 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23643 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.94 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23643 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23643 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 3.42 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 23643 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 3.25 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23642 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.18 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23642 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.920 km NNE of Honomu, Hawaii · 23642 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.919 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23641 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 3.117 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23641 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 3.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23640 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23639 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 4.218 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23639 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23639 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.625 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23639 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 3.113 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23639 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.89 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23638 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.86 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23636 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 3.28 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23636 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23636 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 3.210 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23632 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.216 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23630 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23628 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23628 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23628 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.118 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23628 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.710 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23627 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.67 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23626 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 3.18 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23625 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23625 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23625 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.716 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23654 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.519 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23655 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.38 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 23656 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.310 km NE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 23660 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.88 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23660 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23660 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.220 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23660 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.318 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23660 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23662 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.615 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23663 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.119 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23664 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.41 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23665 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.316 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23665 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.79 km SSE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 23666 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23667 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23669 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.07 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23670 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.216 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23670 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.618 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23671 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23671 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19610521. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC.