Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Apr 28, 1963, 3:32 AM GMT-10 (13:32 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1963-04-28 13:32:42 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.366° N, 155.168° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23167 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23167 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23166 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.820 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23166 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.722 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23166 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.926 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 23166 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23165 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23165 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23164 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23163 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.416 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23161 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23161 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.07 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23161 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.214 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23159 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 4.117 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 3.61 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 3.010 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.924 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.714 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 3.010 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.820 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 3.725 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 3.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.69 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.816 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.817 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 3.315 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.812 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.715 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.617 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.314 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.416 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 3.012 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 3.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.413 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23168 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.610 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23169 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.410 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 23169 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.91 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23169 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23170 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23173 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23175 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.620 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23176 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.128 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23176 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.912 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23177 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23177 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.719 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23178 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23181 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23182 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.216 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23182 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.220 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23182 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23184 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.117 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23184 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23184 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.511 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23184 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630218. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.