Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jan 24, 1962, 4:29 PM GMT-10 (02:29 UTC), 46 km (29 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1962-01-25 02:29:57 UTC
Depth
46.2 km (28.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.541° N, 155.279° W
Region
Hawaii
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.9 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23626 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.44 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23625 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23624 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.02 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23622 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.020 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 23618 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.56 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23618 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23616 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.29 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23615 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23614 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23613 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.913 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23613 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.811 km ESE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23613 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23613 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 3.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.31 km NE of Mountain View, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.412 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 3.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.52 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.26 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23612 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.74 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23611 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 4.3Hawaii region, Hawaii · 23609 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.214 km WNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 23608 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 3.024 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23608 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.522 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23608 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23606 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.715 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23606 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.825 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23605 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.79 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23604 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.43 km NNW of Puako, Hawaii · 23604 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.85 km NNW of Puako, Hawaii · 23604 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.910 km SW of Puako, Hawaii · 23603 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23603 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.310 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23599 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23597 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23596 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.914 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23596 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.80 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23596 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23596 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 3.15 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23594 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23594 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 3.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23593 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23592 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23592 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.53 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23589 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.413 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23589 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.513 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23589 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.925 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23589 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.524 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23588 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23588 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23629 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23629 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23629 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.18 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23630 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.67 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23631 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.710 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23632 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.118 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23632 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23632 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23632 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23633 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.216 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23635 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.210 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23636 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23640 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.28 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23641 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.86 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23641 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.89 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23642 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.113 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23643 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.625 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23643 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23644 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.218 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23644 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620039. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC.