Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 14, 1959, 7:20 PM GMT-10 (05:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 16 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1959-10-15 05:20:32 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.405° N, 155.443° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 14.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
249°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24448 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24448 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.728 km SSW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 24441 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.225 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 24439 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.713 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 24437 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.51 km SSW of Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii · 24435 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.34 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24434 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.227 km NE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 24433 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.317 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 24433 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.418 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24430 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24428 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.427 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24427 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24427 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.311 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24426 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24426 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.027 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 24426 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24426 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24426 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24426 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24426 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.94 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24424 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.210 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24423 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24423 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24422 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.76 km WNW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 24421 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.98 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 24421 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24421 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 3.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24420 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.27 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24420 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.912 km ENE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 24420 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.66 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24419 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24419 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24417 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 3.20 km ESE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24416 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24416 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 3.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24411 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24411 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24409 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.510 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24407 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.84 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24405 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.811 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24405 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24401 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 3.79 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 24401 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.92 km W of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 24400 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.26 km WNW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 24400 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 3.09 km SW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 24400 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.822 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24400 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 3.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24399 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 3.028 km NE of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · 24396 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 3.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24393 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24391 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.710 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24390 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.614 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24390 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.439 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 24390 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.810 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24390 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.87 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24390 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.96 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24390 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.538 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24390 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.439 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24390 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.911 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24390 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 3.322 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24450 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.43 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 24451 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.416 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24454 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.416 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24454 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24455 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.224 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24457 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.530 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 24457 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.623 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24459 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.321 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24459 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.525 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24459 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.116 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24460 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.130 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24460 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24462 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19590021. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.