Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Apr 23, 1962, 3:59 PM GMT-10 (01:59 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 18 km N of P?hala, 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
1962-04-24 01:59:01 UTC
Depth
29.6 km (18.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.398° N, 155.270° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23537 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23537 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23537 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23536 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.521 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23536 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.441 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23535 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.926 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23534 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.820 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23533 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23532 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23532 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.317 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23531 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.022 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23531 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.210 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23530 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.420 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23529 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23529 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23528 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.619 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23528 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.45 km S of Hilo, Hawaii · 23528 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23527 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.84 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23527 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23525 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23525 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.232 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23525 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.821 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23524 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23523 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.719 km N of Pāhala, HI · 23523 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.16 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23523 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.822 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23523 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.52 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23523 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.818 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23522 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.116 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23522 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.723 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23522 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.327 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23522 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.819 km WNW of Pāhala, HI · 23521 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.04 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 4.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 36 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 3.36 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.38 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.59 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.75 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.326 km W of Volcano, HI · 23521 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.54 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23521 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23520 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23520 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.919 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23520 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23520 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.810 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23520 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23520 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.313 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23520 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 3.510 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23520 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23520 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23520 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23541 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23541 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23542 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.030 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23542 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23543 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.510 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23543 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.21 km NE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23544 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.510 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23544 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.33 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23545 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.48 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 23545 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.8Hawaii region, Hawaii · 23545 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.22 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23545 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23546 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23546 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.12 km NE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23546 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23546 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.020 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23547 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23547 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.82 km WNW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23548 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23548 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620196. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.