Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 21, 1960, 3:40 PM GMT-10 (01:40 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-02-22 01:40:15 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.420° N, 155.261° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.82 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24312 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.87 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.98 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.04 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.721 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24311 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 3.12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 2.52 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.63 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 3.03 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.32 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.63 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.98 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.53 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.33 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 3.19 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.52 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 3.37 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.95 km ESE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 3.32 km W of Paukaa, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 3.14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24310 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 3.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.98 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.83 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.28 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600372. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.