Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jun 25, 1962, 7:18 AM GMT-10 (17:18 UTC), 6 km (3 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
1962-06-25 17:18:49 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.302° N, 155.207° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
315°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.35 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.512 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.421 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.023 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.818 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.48 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.218 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 6.221 km N of Pahala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.421 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.77 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.221 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.817 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.721 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.320 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.423 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.623 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.620 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 3.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.918 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.220 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.418 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.823 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23470 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23470 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23474 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.76 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23475 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.926 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23475 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.71 km NNE of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 23475 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23475 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.21 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23475 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.935 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23475 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23475 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23476 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.721 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23477 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.321 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23477 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.421 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23477 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.623 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23477 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.535 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23477 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.57 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23477 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.215 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23478 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.324 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23479 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23479 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23480 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23480 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620443. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC.