Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 1 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Oct 6, 1960, 2:37 PM GMT-10 (00:37 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1960-10-07 00:37:24 UTC
Depth
38.1 km (23.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.452° N, 155.221° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24102 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.05 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24102 days ago · 47 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.314 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24102 days ago · 79 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.04 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24102 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24101 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.610 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.76 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24091 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.111 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24091 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.14 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24090 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24087 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24087 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24087 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24084 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.74 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24083 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.120 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24073 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.96 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24071 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24071 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24070 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 3.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24068 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.87 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24068 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24063 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 3.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24048 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 3.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24047 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.38 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 47 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.64 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 53 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.06 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 41 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.314 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 51 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.09 km NNW of Volcano, HI · 24103 days ago · 36 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.118 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.511 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 53 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.334 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.83 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 49 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.943 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.013 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.09 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 51 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.82 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 45 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.83 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.912 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.120 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.06 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 49 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.913 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24103 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19601068. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.