Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 14, 1962, 2:48 AM GMT-10 (12:48 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1962-06-14 12:48:19 UTC
Depth
24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.385° N, 155.261° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
224°, 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. 2.512 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23464 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.421 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23464 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.023 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23464 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23464 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.818 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23464 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.48 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23463 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23463 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.218 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23463 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23463 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 6.221 km N of Pahala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.421 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.77 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.221 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.817 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.721 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.320 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.423 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.623 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.620 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 3.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.918 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.220 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.418 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.823 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.424 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620397. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.