Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 6, 1965, 8:22 AM GMT-10 (18:22 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 6 km WSW of Honalo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1965-12-06 18:22:08 UTC
Depth
26.7 km (16.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.404° N, 155.254° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
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: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22214 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.516 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22214 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.419 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22212 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22209 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.510 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22209 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22208 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22208 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.126 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22208 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.75 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 22207 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22205 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22204 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22204 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.54 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 22204 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22201 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22201 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.417 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22200 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22200 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22199 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22199 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.515 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 3.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.816 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.314 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22192 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.318 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.620 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.515 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 3.214 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.515 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.524 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 3.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 3.112 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 3.216 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22191 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22190 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22190 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.516 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22190 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.621 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 22190 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.514 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 22189 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.714 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 22189 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 3.036 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22189 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22189 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.714 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22189 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22188 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 3.49 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22215 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.05 km NE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii · 22215 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22216 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.713 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22216 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.58 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22218 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.77 km NNE of Kea‘au, Hawaii · 22219 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22219 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.310 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22220 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22220 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22221 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.68 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22221 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22223 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.324 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22223 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.723 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22225 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22225 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22226 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.92 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22227 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.922 km NNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22227 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.528 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22227 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.519 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22227 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19650751. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.