Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 20, 1963, 9:30 PM GMT-10 (07:30 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1963-06-21 07:30:16 UTC
Depth
28.6 km (17.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.396° N, 155.283° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.618 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23104 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23101 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.513 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23101 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23101 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.224 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23099 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.235 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23099 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.618 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23097 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.37 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23097 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.02 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23096 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.614 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23096 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23096 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23095 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.115 km NNE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23095 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23094 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 3.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.39 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 3.35 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 3.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.59 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.09 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 3.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 3.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 3.218 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 3.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 3.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 3.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 3.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 3.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 3.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.48 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23092 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 2.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23108 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.218 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23108 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.719 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23108 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.43 km ESE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23108 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.517 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23109 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.30 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23111 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.10 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23111 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.31 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23111 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.51 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23111 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23111 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23112 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23112 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23113 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23113 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.714 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23113 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23113 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23113 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23115 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23115 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23115 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630594. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.