Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Oct 20, 1963, 5:12 AM GMT-10 (15:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 21 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1963-10-20 15:12:55 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.337° N, 155.198° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 145 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.716 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22992 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.421 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 22992 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22991 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.220 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22990 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.219 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22990 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22990 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.712 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22990 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 5.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.515 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.415 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.012 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.913 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 3.017 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.516 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.916 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 3.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.89 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.616 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 3.015 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.816 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.716 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.216 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.916 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 3.715 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.614 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 3.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22989 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.719 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22988 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.113 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22988 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.413 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22988 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22988 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22988 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22988 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22988 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 3.917 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22987 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.416 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22987 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22987 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.616 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22986 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 3.417 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22986 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 3.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22986 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.413 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22986 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.414 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22986 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.48 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22985 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22984 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.410 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22984 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 3.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22983 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22982 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.311 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22982 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.621 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22982 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22982 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 3.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22982 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 3.013 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22982 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22980 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.811 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.718 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.727 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22992 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.224 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22992 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.818 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22993 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.719 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22993 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.217 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22994 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.915 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22994 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.615 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22995 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22995 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22997 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.316 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22997 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.925 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 22997 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.645 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22998 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.710 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22999 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.124 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22999 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.16 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 22999 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22999 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 23000 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.911 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23000 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.642 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23000 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.728 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23000 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630995. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.