Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 15 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Apr 21, 1960, 9:18 PM GMT-10 (07:18 UTC), 64 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-04-22 07:18:53 UTC
Depth
63.5 km (39.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.526° N, 155.351° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.55 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.01 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.00 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.00 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.51 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.68 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.36 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.59 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.34 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.121 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.47 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.16 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.716 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 48 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.516 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 53 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.321 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 52 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.21 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.624 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.329 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.35 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.026 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 58 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.322 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.927 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.318 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 51 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.613 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 52 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.415 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 51 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.626 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 48 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 3.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24257 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 3.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24257 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.818 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24256 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24255 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24255 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.719 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24255 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 3.218 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24255 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24255 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 3.96 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 24254 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 3.76 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 24254 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 4.429 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24252 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24250 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24250 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24250 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.719 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24250 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24248 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 3.02 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24247 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.918 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24246 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.716 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24243 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 3.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24243 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 3.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24243 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.810 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24241 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24241 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24239 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 3.910 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24239 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24235 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24231 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 3.420 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24231 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 3.030 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24230 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 2.13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.430 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 54 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.318 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 53 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.424 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 55 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.820 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 54 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.16 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.421 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.00 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.52 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.321 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 54 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.17 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.01 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.02 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.35 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.03 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.34 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.03 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.01 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.430 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 54 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600670. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.