Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 24 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, May 9, 1963, 10:34 PM GMT-10 (08:34 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1963-05-10 08:34:22 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.232° N, 155.166° 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 18.5 km horizontally, 18.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
328°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.714 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.010 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.820 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.725 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.69 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.816 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.817 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 3.315 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.812 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.715 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.617 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.314 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.416 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 3.012 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 3.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.413 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.114 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.615 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.96 km ENE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.212 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.411 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.714 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 3.214 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 3.711 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.917 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.713 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 3.415 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 3.213 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 3.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.513 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.616 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.714 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.010 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.61 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.117 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.214 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23159 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.07 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23161 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23161 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.416 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23161 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23163 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23164 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23165 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23165 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.926 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 23166 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.722 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23166 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.820 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23166 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630246. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.