Hawaii earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 8 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Dec 13, 1962, 9:36 PM GMT-10 (07:36 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 8 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1962-12-14 07:36:17 UTC
Depth
31.3 km (19.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.375° N, 155.280° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
13

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 130.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620946. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.