M1.8 earthquake 13 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Apr 7, 1962, 7:00 AM GMT-10

UTC

1962-04-07 17:00:45 UTC

Depth

17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.511° N, 155.337° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

160°

Stations used

5

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmNW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast35 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast330 kmSE

After

1. 1.935 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 11:57 PM GMT-10 · 23552 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.06 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 5:10 AM GMT-10 · 23552 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.59 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 10:55 AM GMT-10 · 23552 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.623 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 2:54 AM GMT-10 · 23551 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.924 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 7:15 PM GMT-10 · 23551 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
6. 2.02 km WNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 8:35 PM GMT-10 · 23551 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.122 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 8:53 PM GMT-10 · 23551 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 3:26 AM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
9. 1.81 km NE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 1:20 PM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
10. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 2:33 PM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 5:22 PM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.29 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 5:38 PM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 6:03 PM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 6:38 PM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
15. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 7:44 PM GMT-10 · 23550 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
16. 3.04 km WNW of Wainaku, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 11:19 PM GMT-10 · 23549 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.31 km NNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 3:55 AM GMT-10 · 23549 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
18. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 11:16 PM GMT-10 · 23548 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
19. 2.82 km WNW of Captain Cook, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 3:30 PM GMT-10 · 23548 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
20. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 7:18 PM GMT-10 · 23548 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
21. 3.020 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 7:46 AM GMT-10 · 23547 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
22. 2.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 8:13 PM GMT-10 · 23547 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
23. 2.12 km NE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 9:11 PM GMT-10 · 23547 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
24. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 3:02 PM GMT-10 · 23546 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
25. 2.325 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 3:43 PM GMT-10 · 23546 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
26. 2.22 km NNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 11:50 PM GMT-10 · 23545 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
27. 2.8Hawaii region, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 4:21 PM GMT-10 · 23545 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
28. 2.48 km SSW of Hilo, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 4:38 PM GMT-10 · 23545 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
29. 2.33 km NNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 5:50 PM GMT-10 · 23545 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
30. 2.510 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 7:52 AM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
31. 2.21 km NE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 1:43 PM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
32. 2.510 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 7:40 PM GMT-10 · 23544 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
33. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 1:57 AM GMT-10 · 23543 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
34. 2.030 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 11:24 PM GMT-10 · 23542 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
35. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 11:57 PM GMT-10 · 23542 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
36. 2.822 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 12:03 AM GMT-10 · 23541 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
37. 2.220 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Apr 20, 5:32 PM GMT-10 · 23541 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
38. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 3:59 PM GMT-10 · 23538 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
39. 2.45 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 23, 6:23 PM GMT-10 · 23538 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
40. 4.218 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 3:04 AM GMT-10 · 23537 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
41. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 24, 4:06 PM GMT-10 · 23537 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
42. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 4:36 AM GMT-10 · 23536 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
43. 2.521 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 25, 11:57 AM GMT-10 · 23536 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
44. 2.441 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Apr 26, 4:54 AM GMT-10 · 23535 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
45. 2.926 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 12:47 PM GMT-10 · 23534 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
46. 2.820 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 27, 10:08 PM GMT-10 · 23533 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
47. 2.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Apr 28, 8:03 PM GMT-10 · 23533 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
48. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 29, 5:51 PM GMT-10 · 23532 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
49. 2.317 km E of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 7:35 AM GMT-10 · 23531 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
50. 3.022 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Apr 30, 4:38 PM GMT-10 · 23531 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
51. 2.210 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 1, 10:00 AM GMT-10 · 23530 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
52. 2.420 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 2, 1:25 AM GMT-10 · 23529 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
53. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, May 2, 1:31 PM GMT-10 · 23529 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
54. 1.910 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 3, 11:11 AM GMT-10 · 23528 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
55. 2.619 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, May 3, 1:11 PM GMT-10 · 23528 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
56. 2.45 km S of Hilo, HawaiiThu, May 3, 4:22 PM GMT-10 · 23528 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
57. 2.520 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 3, 10:29 PM GMT-10 · 23527 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
58. 2.84 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 4, 8:29 AM GMT-10 · 23527 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
59. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 6, 3:39 AM GMT-10 · 23525 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
60. 2.321 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, May 6, 5:20 AM GMT-10 · 23525 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

1. 2.421 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 6:36 AM GMT-10 · 23554 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
2. 3.18 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 5:29 AM GMT-10 · 23554 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
3. 3.511 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 11:46 PM GMT-10 · 23554 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
4. 3.210 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 7:58 PM GMT-10 · 23555 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.09 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 6:05 PM GMT-10 · 23555 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
6. 3.610 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 5:38 PM GMT-10 · 23555 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.718 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 10:46 PM GMT-10 · 23555 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
8. 3.519 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 10:19 PM GMT-10 · 23555 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
9. 2.34 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 8:47 PM GMT-10 · 23556 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.25 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 10:33 AM GMT-10 · 23556 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
11. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 1:35 AM GMT-10 · 23556 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 4:05 PM GMT-10 · 23557 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.412 km ENE of Kealakekua, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 7:32 AM GMT-10 · 23557 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
14. 2.29 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 6:30 AM GMT-10 · 23557 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 6:07 AM GMT-10 · 23557 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.914 km SSW of Kapaau, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 11:22 PM GMT-10 · 23558 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.914 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 8:03 PM GMT-10 · 23559 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.79 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 12:21 PM GMT-10 · 23559 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
19. 2.411 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 10:08 AM GMT-10 · 23559 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 11:58 AM GMT-10 · 23560 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620155. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.