Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 22 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Feb 25, 1963, 1:11 PM GMT-10 (23:11 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km S of Kapaau, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1963-02-25 23:11:22 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.490° N, 155.443° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23219 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.93 km S of Kapaau, Hawaii · 23218 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23218 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23218 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.327 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23217 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.424 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23217 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.26 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23217 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.113 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23216 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.618 km S of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23216 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.525 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 23212 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.214 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 23212 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.45 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23212 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.814 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23211 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.026 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 23211 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.637 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 23210 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.320 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23209 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23209 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.813 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23209 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.623 km WSW of Puako, Hawaii · 23208 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23207 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.623 km NNE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 23206 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.320 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23206 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.623 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23205 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.97 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 23204 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.214 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23204 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 3.716 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23204 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.420 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23204 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.419 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23203 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.92 km ESE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 23202 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.83 km SE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 23200 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.717 km E of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 23200 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 3.28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23199 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.424 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23199 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.46 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23198 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.922 km WNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 23198 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.316 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23197 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23197 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 3.017 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23197 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.87 km SW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 23196 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 3.712 km ENE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 23195 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 3.212 km NNE of Honomu, Hawaii · 23195 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.817 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 23195 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23195 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 3.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23195 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 3.18 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23195 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 3.010 km NNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23195 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 3.221 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 23194 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23193 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23193 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.719 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23193 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 4.223 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23193 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23193 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.611 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23192 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23191 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23190 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.616 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23190 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23189 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.58 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23189 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.629 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 23189 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.720 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23189 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.623 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23220 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.417 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23222 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.526 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23223 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.29 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23226 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.56 km ENE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 23226 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.45 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23226 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23228 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.316 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23228 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.015 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23228 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.349 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23228 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.65 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 23229 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23229 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.716 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23229 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23230 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.01 km SSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 23232 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.716 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23233 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.77 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23233 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.016 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23235 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23236 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.92 km W of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 23236 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630112. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.