Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 16 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Apr 22, 1960, 3:30 AM GMT-10 (13:30 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-04-22 13:30:11 UTC
Depth
48.1 km (29.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.569° N, 155.325° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.516 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 53 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.321 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 52 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.21 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.624 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.329 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.35 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.026 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 58 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.322 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.927 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 59 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.318 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 51 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.613 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 52 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.415 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 51 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.626 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 48 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24257 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24257 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.818 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24256 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24255 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24255 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.719 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24255 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 3.218 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24255 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24255 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.96 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 24254 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 3.76 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 24254 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 4.429 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24252 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24250 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24250 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24250 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.719 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24250 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24248 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 3.02 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24247 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.918 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24246 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.716 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24243 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 3.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24243 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 3.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24243 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.810 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24241 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24241 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24239 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 3.910 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24238 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24235 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24231 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 3.420 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24231 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 3.030 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24230 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.63 km WNW of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 24226 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24226 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 3.50 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 3.31 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24222 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 3.628 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 24220 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24219 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24219 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.58 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24219 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.921 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24218 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24218 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 3.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24217 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24215 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.86 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.16 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.47 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.121 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.34 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.59 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.36 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.68 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.51 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.00 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.00 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.01 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.55 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.44 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.415 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 64 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.430 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 54 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.318 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 53 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600686. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.