Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jun 2, 1962, 4:45 AM GMT-10 (14:45 UTC), 27 km (17 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1962-06-02 14:45:29 UTC
Depth
27.4 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.439° N, 155.305° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23498 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.520 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23497 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23497 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.823 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23496 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23496 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23496 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.420 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23496 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.716 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23496 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23495 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23495 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.918 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23495 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.917 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23495 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23495 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.817 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23495 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.812 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23494 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.64 km S of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23493 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.718 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23493 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 3.417 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23492 days ago · 46 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23492 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.917 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23492 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.317 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23492 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.918 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23492 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.28 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23492 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23492 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23491 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.222 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23491 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.521 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23491 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.530 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23491 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23491 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 3.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23491 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.710 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23491 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23491 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.77 km ENE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii · 23490 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 3.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23490 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.316 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23490 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23490 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.514 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23489 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.612 km SE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · 23489 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.615 km E of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · 23489 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.422 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23488 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.912 km NNW of Waimea, Hawaii · 23488 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23488 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.59 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23488 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.73 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23488 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.441 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23488 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.916 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23488 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23488 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23488 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.627 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23488 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23488 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23487 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 4.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23486 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23486 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 3.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23486 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23486 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23486 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23486 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.97 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23486 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.024 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23485 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23485 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.96 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23498 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.361 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23498 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.35 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23498 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.58 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23499 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23499 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.28 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23500 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.428 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23501 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23501 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23501 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23502 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.814 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23502 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23502 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.219 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23503 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23504 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.29 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23504 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.86 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23504 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23506 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.60 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23506 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.66 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23506 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.714 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23506 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620339. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.