Hawaii earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 6 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii on Wed, Apr 27, 1960, 9:52 AM GMT-10 (19:52 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 29 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1960-04-27 19:52:54 UTC
Depth
44.8 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.674° N, 155.107° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
331°, 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: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.429 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24252 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24251 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24251 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24251 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.719 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24251 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24248 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.02 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24248 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.918 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24246 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.716 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24243 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24243 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24243 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.810 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24242 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24242 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24239 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.910 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24239 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24235 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24232 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.420 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24231 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.030 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24230 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.63 km WNW of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 24226 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24226 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 3.50 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 3.31 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24222 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 3.628 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 24220 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24220 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24220 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.58 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24220 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24218 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 3.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24218 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24216 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.86 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 24215 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24215 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24215 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 3.110 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 4.012 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 24213 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24213 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24211 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24210 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.42 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 3.726 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 24207 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 3.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24205 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.54 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24205 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 3.17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24205 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 3.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24205 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24204 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24204 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24204 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24204 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24204 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24203 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 3.30 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24203 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 3.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 3.510 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.71 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 3.96 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 24254 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24255 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.218 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24255 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.719 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24256 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24256 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24256 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.818 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24257 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.626 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.415 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.613 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 52 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.318 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.927 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.322 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 3.026 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.35 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.329 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.