Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 15 km SSW of Volcano, HI

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Volcano, HI on Sat, May 11, 1963, 3:08 PM GMT-10 (01:08 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1963-05-12 01:08:06 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.314° N, 155.287° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.412 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.43 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.64 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.519 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.416 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.88 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 3.013 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 3.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.117 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.113 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.215 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.212 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.64 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.911 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.116 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.112 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.112 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.315 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.413 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.515 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630438. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.