Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km N of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km N of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 5, 1960, 3:46 AM GMT-10 (13:46 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 18 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-10-05 13:46:25 UTC
Depth
52.1 km (32.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.518° N, 155.244° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.517 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 53 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.419 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.310 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 50 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.520 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.01 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.19 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.232 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.423 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.239 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.01 km ENE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.510 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 55 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.525 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 56 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.54 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.524 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.25 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 42 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.55 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 44 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.233 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.59 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 47 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.317 km NW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.313 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.818 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.65 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 46 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.56 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.13 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.59 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.717 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 70 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.26 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.58 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.416 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.332 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.337 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.52 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.811 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 71 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.318 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.58 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 47 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.53 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 45 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.711 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.24 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.513 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 44 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.78 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.77 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 55 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.415 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.81 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.32 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 47 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.05 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 34 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.47 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 46 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.25 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 51 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.913 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 41 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.06 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 49 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.120 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.912 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 38 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.83 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.82 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 51 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.09 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 43 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.013 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.21 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.511 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 53 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.511 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 51 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.110 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 24093 days ago · 53 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.718 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24100 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 24106 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.712 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 24108 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.57 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24108 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24109 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.423 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 24109 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24110 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.45 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24112 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.512 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 24114 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24115 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24117 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.826 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24122 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19600994. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.