Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jun 27, 1962, 11:23 PM GMT-10 (09:23 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 1 km NE of Kealakekua, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1962-06-28 09:23:57 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.411° N, 155.432° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.320 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.423 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.623 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.620 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.918 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.220 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.418 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.823 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.424 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.423 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.015 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.422 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.423 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 3.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23472 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.316 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.615 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.911 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.98 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23471 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.721 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.817 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.221 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.77 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.421 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23473 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620477. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.