Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 16 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Dec 12, 1959, 4:11 PM GMT-10 (02:11 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1959-12-13 02:11:44 UTC
Depth
42.4 km (26.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.575° N, 155.302° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24342 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.37 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24342 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24342 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.02 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24342 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.74 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.03 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.82 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.92 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.33 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.63 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 3.12 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 3.03 km SW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.94 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 3.11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.53 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.71 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 3.12 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.72 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.84 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.51 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.53 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 3.14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 3.44 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.72 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 3.23 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 3.01 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.22 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 3.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 3.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.92 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19590113. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.