Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km NW of Mountain View, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Mountain View, Hawaii on Thu, Mar 15, 1962, 10:20 PM GMT-10 (08:20 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.1 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Mar 15, 1962, 10:20 PM GMT-10
UTC: 1962-03-16 08:20:16 UTC
Depth: 24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.622° N, 155.205° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.29
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 5

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 153.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620116. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.