Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Apr 20, 1962, 12:03 AM GMT-10 (10:03 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1962-04-20 10:03:36 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.407° N, 155.445° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.420 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23518 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23518 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.619 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23517 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.45 km S of Hilo, Hawaii · 23517 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23517 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.84 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23517 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23515 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23515 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.232 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23514 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.821 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23514 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23513 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.719 km N of Pāhala, HI · 23513 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.16 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23513 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.822 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23513 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.52 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23512 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.818 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23512 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.116 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23512 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.723 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23512 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.327 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23512 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.819 km WNW of Pāhala, HI · 23511 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.04 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 4.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 3.36 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.38 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.59 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.75 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.326 km W of Volcano, HI · 23510 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.54 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.919 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.810 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.313 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 3.510 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23509 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23509 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.222 km N of Pāhala, HI · 23509 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.820 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.59 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.115 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.028 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.124 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 3.216 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620194. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.