Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jan 13, 1965, 3:44 PM GMT-10 (01:44 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 59 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1965-01-14 01:44:47 UTC
Depth
28.7 km (17.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.378° N, 155.249° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.42 km W of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 22536 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22535 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.711 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22534 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.59 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22532 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22532 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22529 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.54 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22528 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22526 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.431 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 22526 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22525 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.75 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22525 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22523 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22523 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22523 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.03 km NE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 22522 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.64 km N of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 22522 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.519 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22521 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.026 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22521 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.716 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22520 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.03 km SSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 22519 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.525 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22516 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.48 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22514 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22513 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.313 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 22512 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22512 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22512 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.38 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22512 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 3.519 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22511 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.724 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22511 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.621 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22511 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.527 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22511 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22511 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.97 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22510 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.52 km NNE of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 22509 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22509 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22508 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.26 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22508 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 3.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22508 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.38 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 22506 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 4.559 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22506 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 3.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22505 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22505 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22505 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 3.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22504 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.822 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22503 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.817 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22503 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.517 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22503 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.97 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22503 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.820 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 22501 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 3.517 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22501 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.822 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22501 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.420 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22500 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.417 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22497 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.36 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 22496 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.317 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22496 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22496 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22496 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22494 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.618 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22493 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.417 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22492 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 2.612 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22537 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22538 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.23 km NE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 22538 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22540 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22541 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.07 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22542 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.818 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22542 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.05 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22542 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.318 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22544 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.318 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22544 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22545 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22545 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.619 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22546 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.00 km ESE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 22547 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.327 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 22549 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.124 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 22549 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.718 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22550 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.419 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22551 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22551 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.615 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22554 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19650021. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:29 PM UTC.