Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Mar 10, 1960, 10:43 PM GMT-10 (08:43 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 2 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-03-11 08:43:51 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.401° N, 155.294° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
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: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.12 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.48 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24300 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24300 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.48 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24300 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24299 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.64 km ENE of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 24299 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24299 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.55 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24299 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24297 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.914 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24296 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24295 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.00 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24295 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24292 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.313 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 24292 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.03 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24291 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.64 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24289 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24288 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 3.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24288 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24288 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24288 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.215 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24287 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.018 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 24287 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24285 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24281 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.83 km E of Volcano, Hawaii · 24281 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 3.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24279 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.36 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24279 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.411 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 24278 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24277 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 3.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24277 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24277 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 3.24 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24276 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.22 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24276 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.93 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24263 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.725 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24262 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.33 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 47 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.423 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 64 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.421 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.423 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.34 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.110 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.526 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.430 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.01 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.03 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.34 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.03 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.35 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.02 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.01 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.17 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.321 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 54 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.52 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.00 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.421 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.16 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.820 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 54 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 2.42 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.45 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.47 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.63 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.53 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.42 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 3.17 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24302 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.82 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24302 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.00 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24302 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24302 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.63 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24302 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24302 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24302 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.41 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24302 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.04 km SW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24302 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24302 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600593. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.