Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Feb 1, 1960, 8:58 AM GMT-10 (18:58 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-02-01 18:58:58 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.397° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24315 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24315 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24314 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24314 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24314 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24314 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24314 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24314 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24314 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.38 km SW of Volcano, HI · 24313 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24313 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24313 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.03 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24313 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24313 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24313 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24313 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24313 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24313 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 3.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24313 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24313 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.62 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 3.13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.82 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.87 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.98 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 3.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 3.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 3.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 3.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 3.04 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.721 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 3.12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.52 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.63 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 3.03 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.32 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.63 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.98 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 3.53 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600160. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.