Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii on Sat, Feb 16, 1963, 1:56 PM GMT-10 (23:56 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 23 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time: Sat, Feb 16, 1963, 1:56 PM GMT-10
UTC: 1963-02-16 23:56:20 UTC
Depth: 27.4 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.540° N, 155.161° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 154°
Stations used: 8

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 90.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630098. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.