Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 21, 1960, 10:55 AM GMT-10 (20:55 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 3 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-02-21 20:55:40 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.405° N, 155.275° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, 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. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24327 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.58 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24326 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24326 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24326 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24326 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24326 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.82 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24326 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24326 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24326 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24326 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24326 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24325 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24325 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24325 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24325 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 3.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24325 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24325 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24324 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24324 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.34 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24324 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24324 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24324 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.63 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24324 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.55 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24323 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.53 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24323 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.76 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24323 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24323 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24323 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 3.59 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24323 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24322 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24322 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24322 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 3.09 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24322 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24322 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24322 days ago · 39 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24322 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24322 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24322 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24322 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24322 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 3.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24322 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24321 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24321 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24321 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 3.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24321 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24321 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24321 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 3.38 km SW of Volcano, HI · 24321 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24320 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24320 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 3.03 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24320 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24320 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 3.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24320 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24320 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24320 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24320 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 3.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24320 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24320 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24320 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24320 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24327 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24327 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24327 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24327 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24327 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24327 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24327 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24327 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24327 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24327 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.43 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24328 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.413 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 24329 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24329 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24329 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24330 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.92 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24330 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24330 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24330 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24330 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 3.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24330 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600367. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.