Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Apr 25, 1962, 11:57 AM GMT-10 (21:57 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1962-04-25 21:57:21 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.482° N, 155.430° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
271°, 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.327 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.819 km WNW of Pāhala, HI · 23511 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.04 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.36 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.38 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.59 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.75 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.326 km W of Volcano, HI · 23510 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.54 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.919 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.810 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.313 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 3.510 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23509 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23509 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.222 km N of Pāhala, HI · 23509 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.820 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.59 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.115 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.028 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.124 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 3.216 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23507 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23507 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23507 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.415 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23506 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23506 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23505 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.98 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23505 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23505 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23505 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23504 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.821 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23504 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.32 km NE of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · 23504 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.322 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23504 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.120 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23504 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.610 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23503 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23503 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.811 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23503 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.420 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23503 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23502 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620201. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.