Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 12 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jul 7, 1960, 9:40 AM GMT-10 (19:40 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-07-07 19:40:27 UTC
Depth
47.9 km (29.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.540° N, 155.288° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, 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: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 41 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.34 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.13 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 38 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.45 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 61 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.07 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.35 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 48 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.639 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.93 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.53 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 65 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.25 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.312 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 39 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.46 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 49 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.68 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 46 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.85 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 49 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.86 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.810 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 50 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.510 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 50 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.19 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.48 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 49 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.68 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 50 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.26 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.15 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.45 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.739 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.45 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.32 km W of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.81 km WSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.22 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 3.01 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.22 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.18 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 3.23 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 50 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.413 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.52 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 48 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.77 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 49 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.27 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.14 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.438 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.51 km W of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.72 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 3.02 km ESE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.315 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.16 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.38 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.17 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.97 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.638 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.94 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.538 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.93 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.93 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.15 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.419 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.59 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.411 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 47 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.84 km E of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.86 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 47 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.86 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 52 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.225 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.412 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 56 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.96 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.08 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.38 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 59 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.022 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 58 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.024 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.58 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24183 days ago · 59 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.518 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24186 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.42 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24189 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.22 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.74 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24194 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600836. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.