Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, May 10, 1963, 10:17 PM GMT-10 (08:17 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1963-05-11 08:17:35 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.319° N, 155.281° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 177 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.714 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.122 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.314 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.016 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.07 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.115 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.88 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.115 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.017 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.310 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.215 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.79 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.117 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.913 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.416 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.517 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.116 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.410 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.111 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.515 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.413 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.315 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.112 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.112 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.215 km SSW of Volcano, HI · 23154 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23154 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.019 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.112 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.522 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.018 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.015 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.59 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.813 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.014 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23155 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630381. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC.