Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, May 13, 1963, 8:39 PM GMT-10 (06:39 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 12 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1963-05-14 06:39:10 UTC
Depth
27.6 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.349° N, 155.254° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.712 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23142 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23142 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23141 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.411 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23141 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.410 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23140 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.716 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23140 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23139 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.129 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23139 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.53 km S of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23139 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23139 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.917 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23138 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.215 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23137 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.04 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23137 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.421 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23137 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.815 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.024 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.95 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 3.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23135 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 3.917 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23135 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.718 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23135 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 3.215 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23135 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.319 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23135 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.816 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23135 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.622 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23134 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.020 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23134 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.516 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23134 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.63 km SSE of Puako, Hawaii · 23133 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.616 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23132 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23131 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23131 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.519 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23131 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23129 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.647 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23128 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.220 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23128 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23127 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.147 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23127 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.42 km E of Orchidlands Estates, Hawaii · 23125 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23125 days ago · 32 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.712 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23125 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 3.423 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23125 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23124 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.910 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 23124 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23123 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.44 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23122 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 3.217 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23122 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 3.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23122 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.710 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23121 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23120 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23120 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23120 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23119 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 3.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23118 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 4.06 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23118 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.311 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23117 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23117 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 3.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23117 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23142 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23142 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23142 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.116 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.911 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.64 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.212 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.215 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.113 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.117 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23143 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630504. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.