Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, May 21, 1962, 3:19 PM GMT-10 (01:19 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 27 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1962-05-22 01:19:29 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.420° N, 155.284° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
7

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. 1.916 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23479 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23478 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23478 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.627 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23478 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23478 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23478 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23477 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23477 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23477 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23477 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23477 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23477 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.97 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23476 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.024 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23476 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23476 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23476 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23476 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.72 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23476 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.518 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23475 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23475 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23474 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23474 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.337 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23474 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23474 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.29 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23474 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.69 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23474 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.121 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.313 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.66 km WSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.324 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23470 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.215 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23469 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.57 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23469 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 3.535 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23468 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.623 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23468 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.421 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23468 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.321 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23468 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.721 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23468 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23467 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 3.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23467 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.935 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23467 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.21 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23467 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23466 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.71 km NNE of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 23466 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.926 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23466 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.76 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23466 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23466 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23465 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23465 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.35 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23465 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.512 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23465 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 3.421 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23465 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.023 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23464 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23464 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.818 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23464 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620308. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.