Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 25 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii on Mon, Jul 16, 1962, 7:12 PM GMT-10 (05:12 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Jul 16, 1962, 7:12 PM GMT-10
UTC: 1962-07-17 05:12:59 UTC
Depth: 41.6 km (25.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.657° N, 155.326° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 119°
Stations used: 8

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 132.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620581. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.