M2.4 earthquake 8 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Mon, Apr 16, 1962, 4:38 PM GMT-10

UTC

1962-04-17 02:38:40 UTC

Depth

39.1 km (24.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.656° N, 155.121° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.1 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

178°

Stations used

6

• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast9 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast339 kmESE

After

1. 2.33 km NNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 5:50 PM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
2. 2.510 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 7:52 AM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
3. 2.21 km NE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 1:43 PM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.510 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 7:40 PM GMT-10 · 23543 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
5. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 1:57 AM GMT-10 · 23543 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.030 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 11:24 PM GMT-10 · 23542 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
7. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 11:57 PM GMT-10 · 23542 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.822 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 12:03 AM GMT-10 · 23541 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.220 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 5:32 PM GMT-10 · 23540 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
10. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 3:59 PM GMT-10 · 23538 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
11. 2.45 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 6:23 PM GMT-10 · 23537 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
12. 4.218 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 3:04 AM GMT-10 · 23537 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 4:06 PM GMT-10 · 23537 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
14. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 4:36 AM GMT-10 · 23536 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
15. 2.521 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 11:57 AM GMT-10 · 23536 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.441 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 4:54 AM GMT-10 · 23535 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
17. 2.926 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 12:47 PM GMT-10 · 23534 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.820 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 10:08 PM GMT-10 · 23533 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
19. 2.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 8:03 PM GMT-10 · 23532 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 5:51 PM GMT-10 · 23531 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
21. 2.317 km E of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 7:35 AM GMT-10 · 23531 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
22. 3.022 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 4:38 PM GMT-10 · 23531 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
23. 2.210 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 1, 10:00 AM GMT-10 · 23530 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
24. 2.420 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 2, 1:25 AM GMT-10 · 23529 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
25. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, May 2, 1:31 PM GMT-10 · 23529 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
26. 1.910 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 3, 11:11 AM GMT-10 · 23528 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
27. 2.619 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, May 3, 1:11 PM GMT-10 · 23528 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
28. 2.45 km S of Hilo, HawaiiThu, May 3, 4:22 PM GMT-10 · 23528 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.520 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 3, 10:29 PM GMT-10 · 23527 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
30. 2.84 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 4, 8:29 AM GMT-10 · 23527 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
31. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 6, 3:39 AM GMT-10 · 23525 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
32. 2.321 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, May 6, 5:20 AM GMT-10 · 23525 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
33. 2.232 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, May 6, 3:18 PM GMT-10 · 23525 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
34. 2.821 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 7, 12:58 AM GMT-10 · 23524 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
35. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 7, 8:13 PM GMT-10 · 23523 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
36. 1.719 km N of Pāhala, HITue, May 8, 1:47 AM GMT-10 · 23523 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
37. 2.16 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, May 8, 3:24 AM GMT-10 · 23523 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
38. 1.822 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 8, 3:54 AM GMT-10 · 23523 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
39. 2.52 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 8, 2:49 PM GMT-10 · 23523 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
40. 2.818 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 8, 9:04 PM GMT-10 · 23522 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
41. 2.116 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 9, 7:24 AM GMT-10 · 23522 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
42. 2.723 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 9, 8:12 AM GMT-10 · 23522 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
43. 2.327 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 9, 12:04 PM GMT-10 · 23522 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
44. 1.819 km WNW of Pāhala, HIWed, May 9, 8:44 PM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
45. 2.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 9, 10:19 PM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
46. 1.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 10, 12:24 AM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
47. 2.717 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 10, 12:37 AM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
48. 2.04 km NNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 10, 4:02 AM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
49. 4.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 10, 5:56 AM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
50. 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 10, 6:05 AM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
51. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 10, 6:15 AM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
52. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, May 10, 6:30 AM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
53. 3.36 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 10, 7:43 AM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
54. 2.38 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 10, 7:44 AM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
55. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 10, 9:14 AM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
56. 1.59 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 10, 10:30 AM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
57. 2.67 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 10, 12:21 PM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
58. 2.75 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 10, 3:02 PM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
59. 2.326 km W of Volcano, HIThu, May 10, 3:34 PM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
60. 2.54 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 10, 4:28 PM GMT-10 · 23521 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.22 km NNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 11:50 PM GMT-10 · 23545 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.325 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 3:43 PM GMT-10 · 23546 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
3. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 3:02 PM GMT-10 · 23546 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
4. 2.12 km NE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 9:11 PM GMT-10 · 23546 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
5. 2.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 8:13 PM GMT-10 · 23546 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
6. 3.020 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 7:46 AM GMT-10 · 23547 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 7:18 PM GMT-10 · 23547 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.82 km WNW of Captain Cook, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 3:30 PM GMT-10 · 23548 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
9. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 11:16 PM GMT-10 · 23548 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.31 km NNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 3:55 AM GMT-10 · 23549 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
11. 3.04 km WNW of Wainaku, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 11:19 PM GMT-10 · 23549 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 7:44 PM GMT-10 · 23549 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
13. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 6:38 PM GMT-10 · 23549 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
14. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 6:03 PM GMT-10 · 23549 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
15. 2.29 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 5:38 PM GMT-10 · 23549 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 5:22 PM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 2:33 PM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
18. 1.81 km NE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 1:20 PM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
19. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 3:26 AM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
20. 2.122 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 8:53 PM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620186. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.