Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 38 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 38 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jul 7, 1960, 9:36 PM GMT-10 (07:36 UTC), 10 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 33 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1960-07-08 07:36:34 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.672° N, 155.516° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.538 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.93 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.93 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.15 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.419 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.45 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.337 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.136 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.14 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.92 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.93 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.98 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.79 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.822 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.25 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.35 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.49 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.3Hawaii region, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.07 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.37 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.92 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.27 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.57 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.13 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.43 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.939 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 3.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24191 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.22 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24190 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24190 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.328 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 24189 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 3.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24187 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.611 km NE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 24186 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.313 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24186 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24185 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 3.11 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24180 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24177 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.513 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24174 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24174 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.414 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24172 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.83 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24168 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24167 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 3.933 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 24165 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 3.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24164 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.96 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24162 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.518 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24160 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 3.714 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 24158 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 3.814 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 24158 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24158 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.62 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 24157 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24155 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.727 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24155 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.78 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24152 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24152 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.726 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 24152 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24151 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.97 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.17 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.38 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.16 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.315 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.02 km ESE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.72 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24192 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.51 km W of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.438 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.14 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.27 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.77 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.52 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.413 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.23 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.18 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.22 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.01 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.22 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24193 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600893. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.