Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Mar 26, 1960, 8:20 PM GMT-10 (06:20 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km E of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-03-27 06:20:16 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.397° N, 155.251° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
179°
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: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24282 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.83 km E of Volcano, Hawaii · 24282 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24281 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.36 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24281 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.411 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 24280 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24279 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24279 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24278 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.24 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24278 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.22 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24278 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.93 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24265 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.725 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24264 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.33 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24262 days ago · 47 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.423 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24262 days ago · 64 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.421 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24262 days ago · 62 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.423 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24262 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.34 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.110 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.526 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.430 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.01 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.03 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.34 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.03 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.35 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.02 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.01 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.17 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.321 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 54 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.52 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.00 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.421 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.16 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.820 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 54 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.424 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.318 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.430 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.415 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 64 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.44 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.55 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.01 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.00 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.00 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.51 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.68 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.36 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.59 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.34 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.121 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.47 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.16 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.716 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.516 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 53 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.321 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 52 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.21 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.624 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24261 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 3.018 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 24289 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.215 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24289 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24290 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24290 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24290 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24290 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.64 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24290 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.03 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24293 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.313 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 24294 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24294 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.00 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24297 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24297 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.914 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24298 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24299 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.55 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24300 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.64 km ENE of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24301 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.48 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24302 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24302 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600621. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC.