Hawaii earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 9 km NNW of Puako, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Puako, Hawaii on Thu, Sep 6, 1962, 2:47 AM GMT-10 (12:47 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1962-09-06 12:47:25 UTC
Depth
24.5 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.052° N, 155.855° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.026 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23388 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.82 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23386 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.74 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23386 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.96 km NE of Honalo, Hawaii · 23385 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.77 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23380 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.919 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23379 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.811 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23379 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.024 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii · 23378 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.210 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23378 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.712 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23378 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.259 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 23375 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.815 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23375 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.99 km SSW of H?w?, Hawaii · 23374 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.110 km NW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 23374 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.924 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23373 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.45 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23372 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.113 km NNE of Honomu, Hawaii · 23371 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.722 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23370 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.414 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23370 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23370 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.430 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23368 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 3.339 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23368 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23367 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.811 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23366 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.517 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23364 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23363 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.613 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23363 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23362 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 3.02 km SE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 23362 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 3.06 km W of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 23360 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 3.38 km N of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 23358 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.213 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23357 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23356 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.324 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23356 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.213 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23354 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 3.113 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23352 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 3.53 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23352 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 3.214 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23352 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 4.213 km SW of H?w?, Hawaii · 23352 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.814 km WSW of Puako, Hawaii · 23352 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.413 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23351 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.824 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23350 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23350 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23349 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23349 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23349 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23349 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 3.42 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 23348 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23347 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23347 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.913 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23346 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.411 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23346 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23346 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23344 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23343 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23343 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23343 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23342 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.313 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23342 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23341 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 2.719 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23394 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23394 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.76 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23395 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.825 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23395 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.53 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23395 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23395 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.322 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23397 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23398 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.616 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23398 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.631 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 23399 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.75 km SSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 23401 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.37 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23401 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23403 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23403 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23405 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23405 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.416 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23405 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.63 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23407 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.76 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23407 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.731 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23407 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620708. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC.