Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Dec 18, 1962, 12:21 PM GMT-10 (22:21 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 7 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1962-12-18 22:21:55 UTC
Depth
27.9 km (17.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.333° N, 155.300° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km N of Honomu, Hawaii · 23298 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.429 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23298 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.47 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23297 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23297 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.410 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23295 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.51 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23295 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.67 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23295 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.78 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23295 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.711 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23293 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23292 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.917 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23291 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23290 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.50 km NNE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23290 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.09 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23289 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23289 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.724 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23289 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.918 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23289 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.118 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23289 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.019 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23289 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.220 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23289 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.618 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23287 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 3.011 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23287 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 3.17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23287 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23287 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 4.38 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23286 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.815 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23285 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.94 km NNW of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23285 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.77 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23284 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 3.417 km SSW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23283 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23280 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.213 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 23280 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 4.57 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.66 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 36 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.419 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.413 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.725 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 3.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.216 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 4.17 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 3.79 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.95 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.613 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.37 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.619 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.48 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 3.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23277 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23276 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.76 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23276 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.56 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23276 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.99 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23276 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23299 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23300 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23300 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.215 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23300 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.33 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 23300 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.47 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 23301 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.63 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23301 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.85 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23301 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23301 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.53 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23301 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23301 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.914 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23302 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.425 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23302 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23302 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.024 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23302 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.922 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23302 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23303 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.411 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23303 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.414 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23303 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23304 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19620963. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC.