Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Oct 31, 1966, 6:10 PM GMT-10 (04:10 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1966-11-01 04:10:03 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.297° N, 155.239° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.621 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21875 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21872 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21871 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.82 km WSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21870 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.725 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21870 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.717 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21870 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.518 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21869 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21868 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.53 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 21868 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.818 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21867 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.619 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21867 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21864 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.513 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21863 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21863 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.64 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21862 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21861 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.612 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21861 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.214 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21860 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.77 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21859 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21859 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.610 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21859 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.733 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21858 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.821 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21858 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.513 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21858 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21856 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21853 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 3.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21853 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21852 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 3.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21849 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21849 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 3.521 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 21849 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21849 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21848 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21846 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.97 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21845 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21845 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.512 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21845 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21844 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 3.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21843 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 3.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21841 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21840 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21840 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21837 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.827 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21837 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.921 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21837 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 3.37 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 21837 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21836 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 3.112 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21835 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 3.74 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21835 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21833 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.47 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21831 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.823 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21830 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.64 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 21829 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21823 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21821 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 3.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21820 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.911 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21816 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 3.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21876 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.69 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21877 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21877 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21877 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.85 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21878 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.99 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21879 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21880 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.17 km WNW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 21884 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21885 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.312 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 21888 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.218 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21888 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.24 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21890 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21891 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.913 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21891 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21891 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21891 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.010 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21892 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21893 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21893 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21894 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19660441. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.