Hawaii earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 19 km NNW of H?w?, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 19 km NNW of H?w?, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 9, 1964, 9:48 AM GMT-10 (19:48 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 13 km SSE of Hana, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1964-01-09 19:48:45 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.397° N, 155.916° W
Region
Hawaii
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.219 km WNW of Puako, Hawaii · 22905 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.15 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 22898 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.815 km SW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 22890 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.116 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 22889 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.226 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22889 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.912 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 22881 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.224 km NNW of H?w?, Hawaii · 22875 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.424 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 22870 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.413 km SSE of Hana, Hawaii · 22869 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.518 km ENE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 22869 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.918 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22855 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.19 km W of Waimea, Hawaii · 22913 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.425 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22914 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.021 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22915 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.416 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22915 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.419 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22921 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.07 km S of Kapaau, Hawaii · 22925 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.59 km S of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 22933 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.613 km W of Puako, Hawaii · 22937 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19640021. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.