Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 21 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jul 9, 1960, 6:36 PM GMT-10 (04:36 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-07-10 04:36:03 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.402° N, 155.431° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 12.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
237°, 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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 145 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.22 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24180 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24180 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.328 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 24178 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24176 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.611 km NE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 24176 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.313 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24176 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24175 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.561 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 24174 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.11 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24170 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24166 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.513 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24164 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24163 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.414 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24162 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.83 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24157 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24156 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.933 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 24155 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24153 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.96 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24151 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.518 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24149 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.714 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 24148 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 3.814 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 24148 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24148 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.62 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 24147 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24145 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.727 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 24145 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.78 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24142 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24142 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.726 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 24141 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24141 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.721 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 24130 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24129 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24123 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.826 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24122 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.939 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.43 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.13 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.57 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.27 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.92 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.37 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.07 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.3Hawaii region, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.49 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.35 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.25 km WNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.822 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.79 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.98 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.93 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24181 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.92 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24182 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600935. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.