Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 4 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jan 1, 1962, 10:43 AM GMT-10 (20:43 UTC), 27 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1962-01-01 20:43:19 UTC
Depth
27.1 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.403° N, 155.247° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23651 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.48 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23651 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23651 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.94 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.42 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.25 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23650 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.18 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23649 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.920 km NNE of Honomu, Hawaii · 23649 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.919 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23648 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.117 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23648 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23647 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23646 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 4.218 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23646 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23646 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.625 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23646 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 3.113 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23646 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.89 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23645 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.86 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23644 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.28 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23643 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23643 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 3.210 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23639 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.216 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23637 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23636 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23635 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23635 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.118 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23635 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.710 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23635 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.67 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23633 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 3.18 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23632 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23632 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23632 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23631 days ago · 18 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.211 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23629 days ago · 46 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23628 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.44 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23628 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 3.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23627 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 3.02 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23625 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.020 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 23620 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.56 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23620 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23618 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23618 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.29 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23618 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23617 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23617 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23617 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.913 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.811 km ESE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 3.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 3.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.31 km NE of Mountain View, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 3.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23652 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23652 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.95 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.69 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.320 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.829 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23653 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.98 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23654 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.527 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23654 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23654 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23655 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23655 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.55 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23655 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.921 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23656 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.816 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 23657 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.210 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 23657 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23658 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23659 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620001. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC.