Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 3 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Dec 15, 1962, 9:22 PM GMT-10 (07:22 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 11 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Volcano forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1962-12-16 07:22:50 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.450° N, 155.205° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
291°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23292 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.85 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23291 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.63 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23291 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.47 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 23291 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.33 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 23291 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.215 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23291 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23291 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23291 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23290 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.414 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23289 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.48 km N of Honomu, Hawaii · 23288 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.429 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23288 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.47 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23288 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23288 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.410 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23286 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.51 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23286 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.67 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23286 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.78 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23285 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.711 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23284 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23283 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23281 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.50 km NNE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23281 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.09 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23280 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23280 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.724 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23280 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.918 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23280 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.118 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23280 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 4.019 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23279 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 3.220 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23279 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.618 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23278 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 3.011 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23278 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 3.17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23278 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23278 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 4.38 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.815 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23276 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.94 km NNW of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23276 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.77 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23274 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 3.417 km SSW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23274 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23271 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.213 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 23271 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 4.57 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.66 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.419 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.413 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.725 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 3.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.216 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 4.17 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 3.79 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.95 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.613 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.37 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23268 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 3.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23292 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.914 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23292 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.425 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23292 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23293 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.024 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23293 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.922 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23293 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23294 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.411 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23294 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.414 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23294 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23294 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23294 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.77 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23294 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.321 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23295 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.022 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23295 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.814 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23295 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.816 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23295 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.723 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23296 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.247 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23296 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.33 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23297 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.112 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23297 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620953. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.