Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, May 10, 1963, 10:44 AM GMT-10 (20:44 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1963-05-10 20:44:02 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.326° N, 155.298° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.415 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.613 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.013 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.120 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.013 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.914 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.938 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 3.014 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.09 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.817 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.416 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.314 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.314 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 3.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.014 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.813 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.59 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 3.015 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.018 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.522 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.112 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 3.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.019 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.217 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.410 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.514 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.418 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.513 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.628 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.714 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.616 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.513 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.213 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.415 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.713 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23156 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630316. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.