Hawaii earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, May 20, 1967, 6:27 PM GMT-10 (04:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1967-05-21 04:27:47 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.342° N, 155.195° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.36 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21685 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.416 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21684 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.115 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21683 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.03 km ESE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21682 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.217 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21682 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21682 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.00 km NW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21682 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.44 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21681 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.43 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21681 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.911 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21681 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.55 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21680 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.926 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21680 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21678 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21677 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21677 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.415 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21677 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.017 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21675 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.58 km W of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21675 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.415 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21675 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.913 km NE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii · 21675 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.85 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21671 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.417 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21669 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.513 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21668 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.218 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21668 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.720 km WSW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 21668 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.811 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21667 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.912 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21666 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.14 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21666 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.411 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21666 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 3.16 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21666 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21665 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21663 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.415 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21663 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 3.512 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21662 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 3.136 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21661 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21660 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.813 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21660 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 3.268 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21659 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.418 km NNE of Pāhala, HI · 21657 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.810 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 21655 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 3.512 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21654 days ago · 50 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21653 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 3.06 km S of Volcano, HI · 21651 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 3.234 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21651 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.215 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21648 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.45 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21647 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.67 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21647 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21646 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21645 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 3.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21644 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 4.22 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21644 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.51 km ESE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21644 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21644 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.425 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21644 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21644 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21643 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 3.931 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 21643 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 3.047 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 21643 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 4.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21643 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.818 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21643 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 2.719 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 21686 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.715 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21687 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21687 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21689 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.711 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21690 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.617 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21690 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21691 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.120 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21691 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.822 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21693 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.615 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21695 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.627 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21696 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.516 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21696 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21697 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.11 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21701 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.516 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21701 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21702 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.718 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21703 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21703 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21703 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.022 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21705 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19670232. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.