M2.3 earthquake 25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Tue, Jul 17, 1962, 2:51 AM GMT-10

UTC

1962-07-17 12:51:40 UTC

Depth

13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.433° N, 155.474° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

274°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast25 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast52 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast324 kmSE

After

1. 2.522 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 7:33 AM GMT-10 · 23452 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 12:00 PM GMT-10 · 23452 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 11:26 PM GMT-10 · 23451 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.37 km NE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 4:44 AM GMT-10 · 23451 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
5. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 7:56 AM GMT-10 · 23451 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 8:28 PM GMT-10 · 23450 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
7. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 9:27 PM GMT-10 · 23450 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 11:39 AM GMT-10 · 23450 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.324 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 12:45 PM GMT-10 · 23450 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 2:45 PM GMT-10 · 23449 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.76 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 7:14 PM GMT-10 · 23449 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
12. 2.014 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 9:34 PM GMT-10 · 23449 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
13. 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 5:48 PM GMT-10 · 23448 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.77 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 10:14 PM GMT-10 · 23448 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
15. 3.517 km NW of Kalaoa, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 4:50 PM GMT-10 · 23447 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
16. 2.05 km WNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 5:36 AM GMT-10 · 23447 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
17. 2.555 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 11:55 AM GMT-10 · 23447 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
18. 3.321 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 2:08 PM GMT-10 · 23446 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
19. 2.76 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 10:16 PM GMT-10 · 23446 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
20. 2.721 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 3:52 AM GMT-10 · 23446 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
21. 2.27 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 4:19 AM GMT-10 · 23446 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
22. 2.120 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 5:08 AM GMT-10 · 23446 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.717 km W of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 4:24 PM GMT-10 · 23445 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
24. 2.320 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 9:09 PM GMT-10 · 23445 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
25. 3.712 km SW of Captain Cook, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 11:52 PM GMT-10 · 23445 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
26. 2.520 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 2:30 AM GMT-10 · 23445 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
27. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 2:36 AM GMT-10 · 23445 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 9:18 AM GMT-10 · 23445 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
29. 2.110 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 1:15 PM GMT-10 · 23445 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
30. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 4:57 PM GMT-10 · 23444 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
31. 4.71 km NE of Kealakekua, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 5:48 PM GMT-10 · 23444 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
32. 2.311 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 12:32 AM GMT-10 · 23444 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
33. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 8:28 AM GMT-10 · 23444 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
34. 2.66 km SSW of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 3:21 PM GMT-10 · 23443 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
35. 2.127 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 3:50 PM GMT-10 · 23443 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
36. 2.520 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 26, 10:13 PM GMT-10 · 23442 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
37. 3.221 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 27, 12:04 AM GMT-10 · 23442 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
38. 2.618 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 27, 8:57 PM GMT-10 · 23441 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
39. 3.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 27, 10:06 PM GMT-10 · 23441 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
40. 3.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 27, 10:16 PM GMT-10 · 23441 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
41. 3.013 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jul 28, 5:44 AM GMT-10 · 23441 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
42. 2.916 km SSW of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Jul 29, 6:51 AM GMT-10 · 23440 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
43. 2.45 km SE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiMon, Jul 30, 10:58 PM GMT-10 · 23438 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
44. 3.03 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 31, 2:46 AM GMT-10 · 23438 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
45. 3.921 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 31, 3:24 AM GMT-10 · 23438 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
46. 3.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 1, 4:06 PM GMT-10 · 23436 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
47. 2.517 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 1, 4:28 PM GMT-10 · 23436 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
48. 2.628 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 1, 9:58 PM GMT-10 · 23436 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
49. 2.09 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 2, 4:38 AM GMT-10 · 23436 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
50. 2.29 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Aug 3, 5:50 AM GMT-10 · 23435 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
51. 2.610 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Aug 3, 5:57 AM GMT-10 · 23435 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
52. 2.36 km ENE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Aug 3, 8:32 AM GMT-10 · 23435 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
53. 1.88 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Aug 4, 2:20 AM GMT-10 · 23434 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
54. 2.32 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 5, 2:18 AM GMT-10 · 23433 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
55. 2.628 km E of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiSun, Aug 5, 2:58 AM GMT-10 · 23433 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
56. 2.43 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 11:46 AM GMT-10 · 23430 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
57. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 9, 12:27 AM GMT-10 · 23429 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
58. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Aug 9, 2:02 AM GMT-10 · 23429 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
59. 3.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 9, 6:44 AM GMT-10 · 23429 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
60. 2.821 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 9, 3:50 PM GMT-10 · 23428 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

1. 2.223 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 1:06 AM GMT-10 · 23452 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.625 km WNW of Mountain View, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 7:12 PM GMT-10 · 23452 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
3. 2.650 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 1:03 PM GMT-10 · 23453 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
4. 2.710 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 4:30 AM GMT-10 · 23453 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
5. 2.410 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 4:29 AM GMT-10 · 23453 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
6. 2.87 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 4:28 AM GMT-10 · 23453 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.715 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 5:11 PM GMT-10 · 23453 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
8. 3.521 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 2:35 AM GMT-10 · 23454 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
9. 3.929 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 7:37 AM GMT-10 · 23455 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
10. 3.09 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 5:48 AM GMT-10 · 23455 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
11. 2.512 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 3:06 AM GMT-10 · 23456 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
12. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 3:35 PM GMT-10 · 23456 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
13. 2.819 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 4:18 AM GMT-10 · 23457 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
14. 2.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 9:52 PM GMT-10 · 23459 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
15. 2.726 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 1:45 AM GMT-10 · 23460 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
16. 3.058 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 10:24 PM GMT-10 · 23460 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
17. 3.17 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 5:28 PM GMT-10 · 23460 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
18. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 7, 5:55 AM GMT-10 · 23462 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 7, 5:53 AM GMT-10 · 23462 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.320 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 6, 4:41 PM GMT-10 · 23462 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620583. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.