Hawaii earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 30, 1964, 5:38 AM GMT-10 (15:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 18 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1964-01-30 15:38:43 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.466° N, 155.403° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22890 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22890 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.815 km SW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 22889 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.91 km NW of Paukaa, Hawaii · 22888 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.116 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 22888 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.226 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22888 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.518 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22887 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.516 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22887 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.35 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22886 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.435 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 22886 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.024 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22885 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.65 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22885 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22885 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.625 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22884 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.38 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22884 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22884 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.925 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22883 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22882 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.215 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22881 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.912 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 22880 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 3.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22880 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22879 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22879 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.922 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22876 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 3.320 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22874 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.68 km SSW of Ainaloa, Hawaii · 22872 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.38 km ENE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22872 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.013 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22870 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.424 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 22870 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.518 km ENE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 22869 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22868 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.518 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22868 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.712 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22867 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.422 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22866 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.430 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22866 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22865 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.619 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22864 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.99 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22863 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22863 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 3.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22860 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.511 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 22860 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22859 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22859 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22859 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22858 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.810 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22856 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.918 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22855 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22855 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 3.024 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22854 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22853 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 3.818 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22851 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.51 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22850 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22850 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.913 km SSW of H?w?, Hawaii · 22849 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 3.720 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22849 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.919 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22847 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.411 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22847 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22847 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.56 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22846 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 3.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22845 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 1.96 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22892 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.311 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22894 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.521 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22894 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.125 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22894 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22895 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.233 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22896 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.537 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22897 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.15 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 22897 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22897 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.123 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22898 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22902 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.219 km WNW of Puako, Hawaii · 22904 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.414 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22906 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22910 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.424 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22911 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22911 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.840 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22911 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.512 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22912 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.19 km W of Waimea, Hawaii · 22913 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22913 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19640039. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.