M3.6 earthquake 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.6 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Mar 28, 1962, 3:52 PM GMT-10

UTC

1962-03-29 01:52:40 UTC

Depth

1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.291° N, 155.219° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

185°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast17 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast42 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 2.516 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 30, 6:42 AM GMT-10 · 23552 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
2. 4.59 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 30, 6:15 PM GMT-10 · 23551 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 2:45 AM GMT-10 · 23551 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 11:58 AM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.411 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 10:08 AM GMT-10 · 23549 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.79 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 12:21 PM GMT-10 · 23549 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
7. 1.914 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 8:03 PM GMT-10 · 23548 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
8. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 6:07 AM GMT-10 · 23547 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.29 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 6:30 AM GMT-10 · 23547 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.412 km ENE of Kealakekua, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 7:32 AM GMT-10 · 23547 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
11. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 4:05 PM GMT-10 · 23546 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 1:35 AM GMT-10 · 23546 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.25 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 10:33 AM GMT-10 · 23546 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.34 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 8:47 PM GMT-10 · 23545 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
15. 3.519 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 10:19 PM GMT-10 · 23545 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.718 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 10:46 PM GMT-10 · 23545 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
17. 3.610 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 5:38 PM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.09 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 6:05 PM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
19. 3.210 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 7:58 PM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
20. 3.511 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 11:46 PM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
21. 3.18 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 5:29 AM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
22. 2.421 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 6:36 AM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
23. 1.813 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 7:00 AM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
24. 1.935 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 11:57 PM GMT-10 · 23542 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
25. 2.06 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 5:10 AM GMT-10 · 23542 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
26. 2.59 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 10:55 AM GMT-10 · 23542 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
27. 2.623 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 2:54 AM GMT-10 · 23541 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
28. 1.924 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 7:15 PM GMT-10 · 23540 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
29. 2.02 km WNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 8:35 PM GMT-10 · 23540 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
30. 2.122 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 8:53 PM GMT-10 · 23540 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
31. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 3:26 AM GMT-10 · 23540 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
32. 1.81 km NE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 1:20 PM GMT-10 · 23539 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
33. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 2:33 PM GMT-10 · 23539 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
34. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 5:22 PM GMT-10 · 23539 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
35. 2.29 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 5:38 PM GMT-10 · 23539 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 6:03 PM GMT-10 · 23539 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
37. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 6:38 PM GMT-10 · 23539 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
38. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 7:44 PM GMT-10 · 23539 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
39. 3.04 km WNW of Wainaku, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 11:19 PM GMT-10 · 23539 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
40. 2.31 km NNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 3:55 AM GMT-10 · 23539 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
41. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 11:16 PM GMT-10 · 23538 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.82 km WNW of Captain Cook, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 3:30 PM GMT-10 · 23537 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
43. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 7:18 PM GMT-10 · 23537 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
44. 3.020 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 7:46 AM GMT-10 · 23537 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
45. 2.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 8:13 PM GMT-10 · 23536 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
46. 2.12 km NE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 9:11 PM GMT-10 · 23536 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
47. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 3:02 PM GMT-10 · 23535 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
48. 2.325 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 3:43 PM GMT-10 · 23535 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
49. 2.22 km NNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 11:50 PM GMT-10 · 23535 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
50. 2.8Hawaii region, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 4:21 PM GMT-10 · 23534 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
51. 2.48 km SSW of Hilo, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 4:38 PM GMT-10 · 23534 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
52. 2.33 km NNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 5:50 PM GMT-10 · 23534 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
53. 2.510 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 7:52 AM GMT-10 · 23534 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
54. 2.21 km NE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 1:43 PM GMT-10 · 23533 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
55. 2.510 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 7:40 PM GMT-10 · 23533 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
56. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 1:57 AM GMT-10 · 23533 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.030 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 11:24 PM GMT-10 · 23532 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
58. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 11:57 PM GMT-10 · 23532 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
59. 2.822 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 12:03 AM GMT-10 · 23531 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
60. 2.220 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 5:32 PM GMT-10 · 23530 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

1. 2.915 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 25, 7:47 PM GMT-10 · 23556 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 24, 11:13 AM GMT-10 · 23558 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.032 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 24, 4:16 AM GMT-10 · 23558 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
4. 3.14 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 6:47 PM GMT-10 · 23558 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 3:00 PM GMT-10 · 23558 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.28 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 2:59 PM GMT-10 · 23558 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
7. 3.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 23, 2:56 PM GMT-10 · 23558 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
8. 3.812 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Mar 22, 4:35 PM GMT-10 · 23559 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.924 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Mar 21, 12:26 PM GMT-10 · 23561 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
10. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 20, 5:55 AM GMT-10 · 23562 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.53 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 20, 3:24 AM GMT-10 · 23562 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.84 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Mar 16, 11:28 PM GMT-10 · 23565 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.112 km NW of Mountain View, HawaiiThu, Mar 15, 10:20 PM GMT-10 · 23566 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
14. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Mar 15, 7:21 PM GMT-10 · 23566 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.74 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 12, 5:17 AM GMT-10 · 23570 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.64 km N of Mountain View, HawaiiSat, Mar 10, 9:37 PM GMT-10 · 23571 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
17. 4.014 km SSW of Puako, HawaiiFri, Mar 9, 11:46 PM GMT-10 · 23572 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620130. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.