Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 3 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Feb 3, 1960, 3:29 PM GMT-10 (01:29 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1960-02-04 01:29:39 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.416° N, 155.257° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
245°, 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.93 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.64 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.54 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.01 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.93 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 3.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 3.00 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 3.12 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.33 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.33 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.61 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24345 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 3.03 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.63 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.63 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24344 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24343 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24342 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 3.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24342 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24342 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24342 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 3.23 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.725 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.02 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.99 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24346 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24347 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.58 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 · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600231. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.