Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 26 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Apr 22, 1960, 5:54 AM GMT-10 (15:54 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Volcano forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-04-22 15:54:21 UTC
Depth
58.1 km (36.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.634° N, 155.392° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
235°, 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: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.322 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.927 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 59 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.318 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 51 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.613 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 52 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.415 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24266 days ago · 51 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.626 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24266 days ago · 48 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24266 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24266 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.818 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24265 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24264 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24264 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.719 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24264 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.218 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24263 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24263 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.96 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 24263 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.76 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 24262 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.429 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.719 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24259 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24256 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 3.02 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24256 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.918 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24254 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.716 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24251 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 3.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24251 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 3.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24251 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.810 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24250 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24250 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24248 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 3.910 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24247 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24243 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24240 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 3.420 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24239 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 3.030 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24238 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.63 km WNW of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 24234 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24234 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 3.50 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24232 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 3.31 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24232 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24230 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 3.628 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 24228 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24228 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24228 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.58 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24228 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.921 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24226 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24226 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 3.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24226 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.86 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 24223 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24223 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24223 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 3.110 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24223 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 4.012 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 24221 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24221 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24220 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24219 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24218 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.42 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24217 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 3.726 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 24215 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.83 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.35 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.329 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 52 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.624 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.21 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.321 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 52 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.516 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 53 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.716 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 48 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.16 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.47 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.121 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.34 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.59 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.36 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.68 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.51 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.00 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.00 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.01 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24267 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24268 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600694. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.