Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jun 24, 1963, 1:20 PM GMT-10 (23:20 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1963-06-24 23:20:42 UTC
Depth
27.8 km (17.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.321° N, 155.260° 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, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
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: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.224 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23109 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.235 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23108 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.618 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23107 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.37 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23107 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.02 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23106 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.614 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23106 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23105 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23105 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.115 km NNE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23104 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23104 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.39 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.35 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.59 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 3.09 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 3.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 3.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 3.218 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 3.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 3.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 3.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 3.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 3.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.48 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23102 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23101 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23101 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23101 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23101 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 3.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23101 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23101 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23101 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 2.513 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23111 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23111 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.618 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23113 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23114 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23117 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.218 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23117 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.719 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23118 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.43 km ESE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23118 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.517 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23119 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.30 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23120 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.10 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23120 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.31 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23120 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.51 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23120 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23121 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23122 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23122 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23122 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23122 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.714 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23123 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23123 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630599. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.