Hawaii earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Sep 28, 1966, 12:03 PM GMT-10 (22:03 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 18 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1966-09-28 22:03:22 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.437° N, 155.402° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.519 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21919 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21918 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21918 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.85 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21917 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21916 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21915 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21914 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21913 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.915 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21911 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21909 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.720 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21907 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21906 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21906 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21906 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21904 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21904 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21904 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21903 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.010 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21903 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21902 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21902 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.913 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21902 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21902 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 3.24 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21901 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 3.218 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21899 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 3.312 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 21898 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21895 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 3.17 km WNW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 21895 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21890 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.99 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21889 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.85 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21889 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 4.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21887 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21887 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.69 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21887 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 3.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21887 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21886 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.621 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21885 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 3.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21883 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 3.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21882 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.82 km WSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21881 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.725 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21881 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.717 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21881 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.518 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21879 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21879 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.53 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 21879 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.818 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21877 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.619 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21877 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21875 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.513 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21874 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21874 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.64 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21873 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21872 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.612 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21872 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 3.214 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21870 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 3.77 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21870 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21869 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.610 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21869 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.913 km ENE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · 21869 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.733 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21869 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.821 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21868 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 2.417 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21920 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21920 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.316 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21921 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21922 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.911 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 21925 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.82 km E of Ainaloa, Hawaii · 21925 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21925 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.69 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21925 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.311 km ENE of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 21926 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21927 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21927 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21927 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21927 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21927 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21927 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21927 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21927 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21928 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21928 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.317 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21931 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19660405. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.