Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, May 9, 1963, 11:18 PM GMT-10 (09:18 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1963-05-10 09:18:11 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.345° N, 155.301° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
4

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 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.69 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.816 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.817 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.315 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.812 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.715 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.617 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.314 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.416 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.012 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 3.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.413 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.114 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.615 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.96 km ENE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.212 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.411 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.714 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 3.214 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 3.711 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.917 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.713 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 3.415 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 3.213 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 3.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.513 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.616 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.714 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.628 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.513 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.418 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.514 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.410 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 3.217 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.725 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.820 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.010 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.714 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.924 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.010 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.61 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.117 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.214 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23158 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.07 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23160 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630255. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC.