Hawaii earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Apr 25, 1963, 7:18 AM GMT-10 (17:18 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 17 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1963-04-25 17:18:33 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.366° N, 155.232° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.91 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23167 days ago · 43 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.410 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 23167 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.610 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23167 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23166 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.410 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23166 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23166 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23165 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23165 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.820 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23165 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.722 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23164 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.926 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 23164 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23163 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23163 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23163 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23161 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.416 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23160 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23160 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.07 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23160 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.214 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23158 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 3.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 4.117 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 3.61 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 3.010 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.924 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.714 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 3.010 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.820 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 3.725 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 3.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.69 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.816 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.817 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 3.315 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.812 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.715 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.617 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.314 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.416 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23172 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23174 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.620 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23175 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.128 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23175 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.912 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23176 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23176 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.719 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23177 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23179 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.311 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 23180 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23180 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.216 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23180 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.220 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23180 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23182 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.117 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23182 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23183 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.511 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23183 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23183 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23183 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23186 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23186 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630213. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.