Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, May 11, 1962, 10:38 AM GMT-10 (20:38 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 21 km N of Pahala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1962-05-11 20:38:03 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.315° N, 155.231° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
260°, 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23518 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23517 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.222 km N of Pāhala, HI · 23517 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.820 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23517 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23517 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.59 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23517 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.115 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23517 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23517 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.028 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23517 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.124 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23516 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23516 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23516 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.216 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23516 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23516 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23516 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23515 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.415 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23515 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23515 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23514 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.98 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23514 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23513 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23513 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23513 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.821 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23513 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.32 km NE of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · 23512 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.322 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23512 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.120 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23512 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.610 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23512 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23512 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.811 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.420 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23511 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.214 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.21 km ESE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.919 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23510 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23509 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.120 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23509 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23509 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23509 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23509 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.23 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23509 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23509 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.221 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.56 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.55 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23508 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.93 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23507 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.013 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23507 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23506 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 3.712 km SW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 23506 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23506 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.421 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23505 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 3.618 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23505 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.714 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23505 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.66 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23505 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.60 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23504 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23504 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.86 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23503 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.29 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23503 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23518 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.510 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23518 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.313 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23518 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23518 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.810 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23518 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23518 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.919 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23518 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.54 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.326 km W of Volcano, HI · 23519 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.75 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.59 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.38 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.36 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23519 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620261. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:11 PM UTC.