Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 18 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Sep 17, 1965, 1:25 PM GMT-10 (23:25 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 17 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1965-09-17 23:25:58 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.292° N, 155.149° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
292°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.04 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22296 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22296 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.311 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22295 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.114 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22295 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.964 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22295 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.810 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22293 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22293 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.224 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22292 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.321 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22292 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.316 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22292 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22292 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.35 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22292 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.521 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22291 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.512 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22288 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.328 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22288 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22288 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.828 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22288 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.218 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22288 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22288 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22287 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22287 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.630 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22287 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22285 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 3.717 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22285 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.315 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22284 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.315 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22284 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22282 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.430 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22279 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.517 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22278 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.318 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22278 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.517 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22275 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22275 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22274 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.09 km S of Waimea, Hawaii · 22273 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.50 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22272 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.633 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22271 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.318 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22270 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.59 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22270 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.416 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22269 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.218 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22269 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 3.06 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22268 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.95 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22268 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.511 km ENE of Honalo, Hawaii · 22268 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.511 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 22268 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22267 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 3.644 km S of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22267 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22267 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.023 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22266 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.521 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22266 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.527 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22266 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.518 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22266 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22265 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.217 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22264 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.615 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22264 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 3.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22263 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22263 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.59 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22262 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.54 km SW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 22262 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22262 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.421 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22262 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22296 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.99 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22296 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22297 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22297 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.68 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22297 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22297 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22297 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.812 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 22297 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22298 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22298 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22298 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.411 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22298 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22298 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.75 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22299 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.224 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22300 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22300 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22301 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22301 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22301 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22301 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19650593. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.