Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jun 4, 1960, 4:55 PM GMT-10 (02:55 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-06-05 02:55:45 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.313° N, 155.180° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 25.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
320°, 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: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.110 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.012 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24210 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.42 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.726 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 24206 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24205 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.54 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24205 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24205 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24204 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24204 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24203 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24203 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24203 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24203 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24203 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 3.30 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24203 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 3.510 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.71 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24202 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24201 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24201 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.83 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24201 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24201 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24200 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 3.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24200 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 4.514 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24199 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 3.911 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24199 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 3.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24199 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 3.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24199 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 3.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24199 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 3.110 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24199 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 3.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24199 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 3.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24199 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 3.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24198 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24198 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24196 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.812 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24196 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.74 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24194 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 3.22 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.42 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24189 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.518 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24186 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.58 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.024 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 58 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.022 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.38 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.08 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.96 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.412 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 3.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24217 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24218 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.921 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24218 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.58 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24219 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24219 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24219 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.628 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 24220 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24222 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.31 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.50 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24226 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.030 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24230 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.420 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24231 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24231 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24235 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.910 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24239 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.93 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24239 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24241 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.810 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24241 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 3.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24243 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600756. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.