Hawaii earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 22 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Aug 31, 1962, 9:42 AM GMT-10 (19:42 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 39 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1962-08-31 19:42:30 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.485° N, 155.447° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 127.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620698. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.