Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1 km N of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km N of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Apr 21, 1960, 5:59 PM GMT-10 (03:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 7 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-04-22 03:59:52 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.458° N, 155.232° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 22.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 125.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600657. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.