M2.9 earthquake 16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Jul 10, 1960, 8:08 AM GMT-10

UTC

1960-07-10 18:08:42 UTC

Depth

-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.424° N, 155.389° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

185°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast46 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast332 kmSE

After

1. 2.328 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiMon, Jul 11, 1:09 PM GMT-10 · 24179 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
2. 3.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 13, 5:31 PM GMT-10 · 24177 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.611 km NE of Kalaoa, HawaiiWed, Jul 13, 8:22 PM GMT-10 · 24177 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
4. 2.313 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 14, 3:22 AM GMT-10 · 24176 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
5. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 15, 12:57 AM GMT-10 · 24175 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
6. 3.561 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Jul 15, 5:41 PM GMT-10 · 24175 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
7. 3.11 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 19, 6:40 PM GMT-10 · 24171 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.84 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 23, 1:20 PM GMT-10 · 24167 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.513 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 25, 7:21 PM GMT-10 · 24165 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 26, 12:26 PM GMT-10 · 24164 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.414 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 28, 5:59 AM GMT-10 · 24162 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.83 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Aug 1, 2:31 PM GMT-10 · 24158 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 2, 2:18 PM GMT-10 · 24157 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
14. 3.933 km SW of Captain Cook, HawaiiThu, Aug 4, 5:32 AM GMT-10 · 24155 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
15. 3.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 5, 1:44 PM GMT-10 · 24154 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.96 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 7, 5:33 PM GMT-10 · 24152 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.518 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 9, 2:36 PM GMT-10 · 24150 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
18. 3.714 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Aug 10, 11:16 PM GMT-10 · 24148 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
19. 3.814 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Aug 11, 1:47 AM GMT-10 · 24148 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 11, 10:03 AM GMT-10 · 24148 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
21. 2.62 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Aug 11, 7:32 PM GMT-10 · 24148 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
22. 2.821 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 13, 10:00 PM GMT-10 · 24146 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
23. 2.727 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Aug 14, 4:20 AM GMT-10 · 24145 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
24. 2.78 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 17, 4:18 AM GMT-10 · 24142 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
25. 2.57 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 17, 4:31 AM GMT-10 · 24142 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
26. 2.726 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Aug 17, 1:15 PM GMT-10 · 24142 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
27. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 18, 3:06 AM GMT-10 · 24141 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
28. 2.721 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Aug 28, 1:14 PM GMT-10 · 24131 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
29. 2.813 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 30, 4:31 AM GMT-10 · 24129 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
30. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 4, 2:42 PM GMT-10 · 24124 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
31. 2.826 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 5, 5:18 PM GMT-10 · 24123 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

Before

1. 2.22 km N of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 9, 7:20 PM GMT-10 · 24181 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
2. 3.021 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 9, 6:36 PM GMT-10 · 24181 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.939 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 9, 8:28 AM GMT-10 · 24181 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
4. 2.43 km NE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 9, 8:18 AM GMT-10 · 24181 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.13 km ENE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 9, 5:37 AM GMT-10 · 24181 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.57 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 9, 3:13 AM GMT-10 · 24181 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.27 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 9, 2:31 AM GMT-10 · 24181 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
8. 1.92 km NE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 9, 2:05 AM GMT-10 · 24181 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.37 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 9, 1:50 AM GMT-10 · 24181 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.07 km NW of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 9, 1:10 AM GMT-10 · 24181 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.3Hawaii region, HawaiiFri, Jul 8, 9:37 PM GMT-10 · 24182 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.49 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 8, 9:11 PM GMT-10 · 24182 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.35 km ENE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 8, 9:03 PM GMT-10 · 24182 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
14. 2.25 km WNW of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 8, 7:11 PM GMT-10 · 24182 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
15. 1.822 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 8, 7:01 PM GMT-10 · 24182 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jul 8, 5:16 PM GMT-10 · 24182 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.79 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 8, 4:18 PM GMT-10 · 24182 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
18. 3.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 8, 4:03 PM GMT-10 · 24182 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
19. 1.98 km NW of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 8, 3:40 PM GMT-10 · 24182 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.93 km ENE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 8, 1:52 PM GMT-10 · 24182 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600937. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.