Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Feb 9, 1960, 9:47 PM GMT-10 (07:47 UTC), 1 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
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1960-02-10 07:47:53 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.420° N, 155.268° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
231°, 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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.24 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.721 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.11 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.92 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.23 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24339 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.92 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24338 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24338 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24338 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24338 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24338 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24337 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 3.69 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24337 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24337 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 3.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24337 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 4.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24337 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24337 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 3.42 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24337 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24336 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24336 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 3.32 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24335 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 3.417 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24335 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.59 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24334 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24334 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24334 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24332 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 3.519 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24332 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24332 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24332 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24332 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 3.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24331 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.92 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24331 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 3.13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24331 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 3.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24331 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24331 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 3.413 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 24331 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.43 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24329 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24329 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24329 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24329 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 3.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24329 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24329 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24329 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24328 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24328 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24328 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24328 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24328 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24328 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 3.58 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24328 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24328 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24328 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.03 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.83 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.710 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.09 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.64 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24340 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.219 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24341 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24342 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600310. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC.