Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, May 12, 1963, 7:45 PM GMT-10 (05:45 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
1963-05-13 05:45:56 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.352° N, 155.284° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
216°, 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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.64 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.911 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.116 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23152 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.712 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23151 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.411 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23150 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.410 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23149 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.716 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23149 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23149 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.129 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23149 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.53 km S of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23148 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23148 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.917 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23148 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.215 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23146 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 4.04 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23146 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.421 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23146 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23146 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 3.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23146 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.815 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23146 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 3.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23146 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.024 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23146 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23145 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.95 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23145 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 3.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23145 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 3.917 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23145 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.718 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23145 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 3.215 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23145 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.319 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23144 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.816 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23144 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.622 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23144 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.020 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23144 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.516 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.63 km SSE of Puako, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.616 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23142 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23141 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23140 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.519 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23140 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23138 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.647 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23138 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.220 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23137 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23137 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.147 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.42 km E of Orchidlands Estates, Hawaii · 23135 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23135 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.712 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23135 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 3.423 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23134 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23134 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.910 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 23133 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23133 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.44 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23132 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.212 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.215 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.113 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.117 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.013 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23153 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630491. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC.