Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Feb 2, 1960, 8:12 AM GMT-10 (18:12 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-02-02 18:12:10 UTC
Depth
-0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.454° N, 155.260° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
254°, 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 169 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.73 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.47 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.11 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.88 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.67 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.710 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.83 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.63 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.33 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 3.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 3.12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.99 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 3.02 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 3.725 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 3.23 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.53 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.93 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.64 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 3.54 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 3.01 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 3.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.93 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.110 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.02 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.02 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.77 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.92 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.22 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24348 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600191. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC.