Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 28, 1962, 5:46 AM GMT-10 (15:46 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1962-06-28 15:46:59 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.393° N, 155.398° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.220 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.418 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.823 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.424 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.423 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.015 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.422 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.423 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 3.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.316 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.615 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.911 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.98 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.023 km N of Pāhala, HI · 23460 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23459 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23459 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 3.022 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23459 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.47 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23459 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 3.28 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 23457 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 3.415 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 23457 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23456 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.415 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23456 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.322 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23456 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.918 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.620 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23462 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620493. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.