Hawaii earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 1 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, May 27, 1960, 5:58 AM GMT-10 (15:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1960-05-27 15:58:10 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.453° N, 155.248° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24232 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.628 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 24230 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24229 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24229 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.58 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24229 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.921 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24228 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24228 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24227 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24225 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.86 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.110 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.012 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 24222 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24222 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24222 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24220 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24219 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.42 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24219 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.726 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 24216 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 3.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24215 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.54 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24215 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 3.17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24215 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 3.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24213 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24213 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24213 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24213 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24213 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 3.30 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24213 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 3.510 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.71 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24211 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24211 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.83 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24211 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24211 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24210 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 3.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24210 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 4.514 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 3.911 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 3.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 3.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 3.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 3.110 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 3.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 3.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 3.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24208 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24207 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24206 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.812 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24206 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.74 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24204 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 3.22 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24203 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.42 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24199 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 3.50 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24234 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24236 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.63 km WNW of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 24236 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.030 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24240 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.420 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24241 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24241 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24245 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.910 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24249 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24249 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24251 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.810 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24251 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24253 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24253 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.716 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24253 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.918 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24256 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.02 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24257 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24258 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.719 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24260 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600747. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.