Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 30, 1963, 12:57 PM GMT-10 (22:57 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 13 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1963-10-30 22:57:04 UTC
Depth
28.3 km (17.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.363° N, 155.285° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.013 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22973 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22971 days ago · 25 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.811 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 22970 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22970 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.718 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22970 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.413 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22969 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.612 km NNE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 22969 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.421 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 22968 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.715 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22967 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22967 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.27 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 22967 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.218 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22966 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22965 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22965 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22964 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22964 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.66 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22962 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22960 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.319 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22960 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.27 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22960 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22959 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 3.417 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22958 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22958 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22958 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.620 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22958 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 3.31 km E of Honalo, Hawaii · 22957 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22957 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22957 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22957 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 3.74 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22957 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22957 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22956 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22956 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22956 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.549 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22955 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22955 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22955 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22954 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22952 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22946 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 3.316 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22946 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.320 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22945 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.28 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22945 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 3.819 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22943 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22943 days ago · 31 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.216 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 22943 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22940 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 3.022 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22939 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.824 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22938 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.614 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 22934 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.113 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22934 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 3.423 km SE of Waimea, HI · 22933 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.314 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 22933 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22932 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22931 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.517 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22930 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.618 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22929 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22928 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.314 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 22928 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.613 km W of Puako, Hawaii · 22928 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22973 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.621 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22973 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.311 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22973 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22974 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22974 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.410 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22975 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22975 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.48 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22976 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.414 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22977 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.413 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22977 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22977 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.417 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22977 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.616 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22978 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22978 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.416 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22978 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.917 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22978 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22979 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19631055. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.