Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jun 30, 1962, 9:09 AM GMT-10 (19:09 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 23 km N of Pāhala, HI. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1962-06-30 19:09:07 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.400° N, 155.431° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 14.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
237°, 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: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.911 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.98 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.023 km N of Pāhala, HI · 23460 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23459 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23459 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23459 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23459 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23459 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.022 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23459 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.47 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23459 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.28 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 23457 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.415 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 23456 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23456 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.415 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23456 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.322 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23456 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.74 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23456 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23455 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 3.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23454 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 3.320 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23454 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23454 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.320 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23453 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23453 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23453 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 3.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23451 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 3.058 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23451 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.726 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23451 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23450 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.819 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23448 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23447 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.512 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23447 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 3.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23446 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 3.929 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23446 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 3.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23445 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.715 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23444 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23444 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23444 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23444 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.650 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23444 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.625 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 23443 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23443 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23443 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23443 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23443 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23442 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.37 km NE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23442 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23442 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23441 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23441 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23441 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.324 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23441 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23441 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.76 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23440 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.014 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23440 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23439 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.77 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23439 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 3.517 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23438 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 2.316 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23460 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.423 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.422 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.015 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23461 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620538. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.