Earthquake near Volcano, HI

No earthquake was likely felt in Volcano in the 24 hours to 12:40 am HST (10:40 UTC). The last one was M 1.9, 6 km (4 mi) W, at 11:09 am HST on 11 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Volcano

No: USGS classifies this as a volcanic eruption, not an earthquake. A magnitude 5.4 volcanic eruption was recorded 7 km (4 mi) southwest of Volcano, HI, at 1:37 pm HST on 1 June 2018 (23:37 UTC), less than 1 km deep. 18 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

38 km (24 mi) SSW of Hilo, HI

1:37 pm HST, Jun 1, 2018 · 2018-06-01 23:37 UTC · 0.5 km deep · released about 1.9 kilotons of TNT

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When: 1:37 pm HST on 1 June 2018 (2018-06-01 23:37 UTC)
Where: 7 km (4 mi) southwest of Volcano, HI · earthquakes near Volcano
Hawaii today: every earthquake in Hawaii in the last 24 hours
Magnitude: M 5.4 (mw)
Depth: 0.5 km below the surface
Felt: 18 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
Measured shaking: intensity VII (ShakeMap)
USGS impact alert: green
Nearest: Hawaii County, 32 km NW
Nearest mapped fault: Koa'e fault system, 4 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS 1655 days ago · we first saw it 1655 days ago

This was a moderate earthquake. Shaking at this size can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 247 km (153 mi) from the epicentre. In Volcano, 7 km away, the estimate is intensity VI (strong). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Likely felt in: Volcano 7 km, intensity VI · Mountain View 25 km, intensity V · Pāhala 30 km, intensity IV · Hawaiian Paradise Park 39 km, intensity IV · Leilani Estates 39 km, intensity IV · Hilo 42 km, intensity IV. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

USGS catalogues this as volcanic eruption, not an earthquake.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 1.9 kilotons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 6.4 would have released about 32 times as much.

Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 89× the energy of this one
Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 4× the energy of this one
Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 2.8× the energy of this one
This earthquake M 5.4 about 1.9 kilotons of TNT
Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 4,000× more

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 6.9 on 2018-05-04 — about 180 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 43 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

7.7 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 30 km ESE of this epicentre Nov 29, 1975
6.7 Island of Hawai`i, Hawaii · 28 km ESE of this epicentre Sep 21, 1908
6.7 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18 km W of this epicentre Nov 16, 1983
6.4 Kaoiki area, Hawaii · 13 km WNW of this epicentre Mar 28, 1915
6.2 Kilauea South Flank, Hawaii · 28 km ESE of this epicentre May 4, 1905

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

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Nearby places

Place	Distance	Direction from the epicentre
Hawaii County, HI	32 km (20 mi)	NW	earthquakes near Hawaii County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

60 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

1.7 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii 00:56 UTC
1.6 16 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii 00:55 UTC
1.8 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii 00:20 UTC
1.7 6 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii 00:17 UTC
1.8 3 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii 23:44 UTC
1.8 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii 23:42 UTC
1.6 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii 23:04 UTC
1.7 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii 23:00 UTC
2.5 2 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii 22:52 UTC
2.4 9 km W of Volcano, Hawaii 22:41 UTC
1.7 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii 22:41 UTC
2.0 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii 22:37 UTC
2.3 1 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii 22:35 UTC
1.6 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii 22:22 UTC
1.6 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii 22:13 UTC

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of 10:40 UTC. QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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