Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 9, 1960, 8:02 PM GMT-10 (06:02 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1960-06-10 06:02:55 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.360° N, 155.291° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
189°, 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: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24218 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.42 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24218 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.726 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 24215 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.54 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24214 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24213 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24213 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24213 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24213 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.30 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24212 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24211 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24211 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24211 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24211 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24211 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.510 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24211 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.71 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24211 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24210 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24210 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.83 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24210 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24210 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 3.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 4.514 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 3.911 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 3.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 3.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24209 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 3.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24208 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.110 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24208 days ago · 27 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 3.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24208 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 3.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24208 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 3.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24207 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24207 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24205 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.812 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24205 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.74 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24203 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 3.22 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24203 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24201 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.42 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24198 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.518 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24196 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.58 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 59 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.024 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 58 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.022 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.38 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 59 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.08 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.96 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 49 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.412 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.225 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.86 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 52 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.86 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.84 km E of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.411 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.59 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.912 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24221 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24221 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.012 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 24222 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.110 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24223 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24223 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.86 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 24224 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24225 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24226 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24227 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.921 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24227 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.58 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24228 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24229 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24229 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.628 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 24229 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24231 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.31 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24233 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 3.50 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24233 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24235 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.63 km WNW of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 24235 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600764. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.