Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 12 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 23, 1963, 10:35 AM GMT-10 (20:35 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 16 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1963-10-23 20:35:58 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.305° N, 155.435° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
266°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.913 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.017 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.516 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.916 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.89 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.616 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.015 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.816 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.716 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.216 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.916 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.715 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.614 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.719 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.113 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.413 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 3.917 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22978 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.416 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22978 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22978 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 3.616 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22978 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 3.417 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22977 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22977 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.413 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22977 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.414 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22977 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.48 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22977 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22975 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.410 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22975 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 3.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22974 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22974 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.311 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22973 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.621 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22973 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22973 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 3.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22973 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 3.013 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22973 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22971 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.811 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 22970 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22970 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.718 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22970 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 3.413 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22969 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 3.612 km NNE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 22969 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.421 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 22969 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 3.715 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22967 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22967 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 3.27 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 22967 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.218 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22966 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22965 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22965 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 3.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22964 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22964 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.415 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.515 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 5.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.712 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22981 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22981 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.219 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22981 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.220 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22981 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22982 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.421 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 22983 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.716 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22983 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22983 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.727 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22983 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.224 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22984 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.818 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22984 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.719 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22984 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.217 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22985 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.915 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22985 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.615 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22986 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22986 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22988 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19631007. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.