Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Mar 2, 1960, 10:33 PM GMT-10 (08:33 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 18 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-03-03 08:33:35 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.405° N, 155.282° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.518 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.53 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24309 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24308 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.03 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24308 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24308 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24308 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.72 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24308 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24308 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24308 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24308 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24308 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24308 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24308 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24308 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.49 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24307 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.51 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24307 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.52 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24307 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24307 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24307 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.87 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24307 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.47 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24307 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24307 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.01 km ESE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24306 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24306 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24306 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.63 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24306 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.59 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24306 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24306 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.33 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24306 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24306 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 3.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.59 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.33 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.83 km SW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.43 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.95 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 3.93 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.74 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24305 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24304 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24304 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 3.72 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24304 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 3.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24304 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.43 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24304 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 3.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24304 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24304 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 3.11 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24304 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.72 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24304 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24304 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.83 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24303 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600499. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.