M2.1 earthquake 20 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Jul 23, 1962, 5:08 AM GMT-10

UTC

1962-07-23 15:08:42 UTC

Depth

14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.604° N, 155.335° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

220°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast21 kmNNW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast29 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast324 kmSE

After

1. 2.717 km W of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 4:24 PM GMT-10 · 23436 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.320 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 9:09 PM GMT-10 · 23436 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
3. 3.712 km SW of Captain Cook, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 11:52 PM GMT-10 · 23436 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.520 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 2:30 AM GMT-10 · 23436 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
5. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 2:36 AM GMT-10 · 23436 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
6. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 9:18 AM GMT-10 · 23436 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.110 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 1:15 PM GMT-10 · 23436 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
8. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 4:57 PM GMT-10 · 23435 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
9. 4.71 km NE of Kealakekua, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 5:48 PM GMT-10 · 23435 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.311 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 12:32 AM GMT-10 · 23435 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
11. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 8:28 AM GMT-10 · 23435 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
12. 2.66 km SSW of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 3:21 PM GMT-10 · 23434 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.127 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 3:50 PM GMT-10 · 23434 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.520 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 26, 10:13 PM GMT-10 · 23433 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
15. 3.221 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 27, 12:04 AM GMT-10 · 23433 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.618 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 27, 8:57 PM GMT-10 · 23432 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
17. 3.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 27, 10:06 PM GMT-10 · 23432 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
18. 3.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 27, 10:16 PM GMT-10 · 23432 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
19. 3.013 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jul 28, 5:44 AM GMT-10 · 23432 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.916 km SSW of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Jul 29, 6:51 AM GMT-10 · 23431 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
21. 2.45 km SE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiMon, Jul 30, 10:58 PM GMT-10 · 23429 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
22. 3.03 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 31, 2:46 AM GMT-10 · 23429 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
23. 3.921 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 31, 3:24 AM GMT-10 · 23429 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
24. 3.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 1, 4:06 PM GMT-10 · 23427 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
25. 2.517 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 1, 4:28 PM GMT-10 · 23427 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
26. 2.628 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 1, 9:58 PM GMT-10 · 23427 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
27. 2.09 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 2, 4:38 AM GMT-10 · 23427 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
28. 2.29 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Aug 3, 5:50 AM GMT-10 · 23426 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
29. 2.610 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Aug 3, 5:57 AM GMT-10 · 23426 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
30. 2.36 km ENE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Aug 3, 8:32 AM GMT-10 · 23426 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
31. 1.88 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Aug 4, 2:20 AM GMT-10 · 23425 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
32. 2.32 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 5, 2:18 AM GMT-10 · 23424 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
33. 2.628 km E of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiSun, Aug 5, 2:58 AM GMT-10 · 23424 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
34. 2.43 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 11:46 AM GMT-10 · 23421 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
35. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 9, 12:27 AM GMT-10 · 23420 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
36. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Aug 9, 2:02 AM GMT-10 · 23420 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
37. 3.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 9, 6:44 AM GMT-10 · 23420 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
38. 2.821 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 9, 3:50 PM GMT-10 · 23419 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
39. 2.522 km WSW of Volcano, HIThu, Aug 9, 9:16 PM GMT-10 · 23419 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
40. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 9, 11:12 PM GMT-10 · 23419 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
41. 2.318 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Aug 10, 2:17 AM GMT-10 · 23419 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
42. 2.45 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 10, 3:37 PM GMT-10 · 23418 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
43. 2.514 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 11, 1:39 AM GMT-10 · 23418 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
44. 2.88 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 11, 10:46 PM GMT-10 · 23417 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
45. 2.521 km ENE of H?lualoa, HawaiiSun, Aug 12, 2:07 AM GMT-10 · 23417 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
46. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 12, 10:30 AM GMT-10 · 23417 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
47. 2.47 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 13, 4:28 PM GMT-10 · 23415 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
48. 2.913 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Aug 14, 2:07 AM GMT-10 · 23415 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
49. 2.32 km ENE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Aug 14, 9:11 PM GMT-10 · 23414 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
50. 2.821 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 14, 11:37 PM GMT-10 · 23414 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
51. 2.513 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Aug 16, 5:15 PM GMT-10 · 23412 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
52. 2.814 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Aug 16, 6:31 PM GMT-10 · 23412 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
53. 4.012 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Aug 17, 11:30 PM GMT-10 · 23411 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
54. 4.517 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 4:58 PM GMT-10 · 23410 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
55. 2.913 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 6:21 PM GMT-10 · 23410 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
56. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 6:47 PM GMT-10 · 23410 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
57. 2.310 km NNE of Honomu, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 12:19 AM GMT-10 · 23410 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
58. 3.221 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 12:53 AM GMT-10 · 23410 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
59. 2.423 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 8:23 PM GMT-10 · 23409 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
60. 2.929 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Aug 20, 1:39 AM GMT-10 · 23409 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

1. 2.27 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 4:19 AM GMT-10 · 23437 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
2. 2.721 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 3:52 AM GMT-10 · 23437 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
3. 2.76 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 10:16 PM GMT-10 · 23437 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
4. 3.321 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 2:08 PM GMT-10 · 23438 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
5. 2.555 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 11:55 AM GMT-10 · 23438 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.05 km WNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 5:36 AM GMT-10 · 23438 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
7. 3.517 km NW of Kalaoa, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 4:50 PM GMT-10 · 23438 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.77 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 10:14 PM GMT-10 · 23439 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
9. 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 5:48 PM GMT-10 · 23439 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
10. 2.014 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 9:34 PM GMT-10 · 23440 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.76 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 7:14 PM GMT-10 · 23440 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
12. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 2:45 PM GMT-10 · 23440 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
13. 2.324 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 12:45 PM GMT-10 · 23441 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 11:39 AM GMT-10 · 23441 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 9:27 PM GMT-10 · 23441 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 8:28 PM GMT-10 · 23441 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
17. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 7:56 AM GMT-10 · 23442 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.37 km NE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 4:44 AM GMT-10 · 23442 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 11:26 PM GMT-10 · 23442 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
20. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 12:00 PM GMT-10 · 23443 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620606. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.