Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Oct 17, 1960, 3:00 PM GMT-10 (01:00 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1960-10-18 01:00:26 UTC
Depth
41.5 km (25.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.513° N, 155.298° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24080 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.111 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24080 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.14 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24079 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24076 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24076 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24076 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24073 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.74 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24073 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.120 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24062 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.96 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24060 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24060 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24060 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24057 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.87 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24057 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24052 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24037 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24037 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24032 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.55 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 24028 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 4.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 3.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 3.15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24081 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24090 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.04 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.314 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 79 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.05 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 47 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.86 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.21 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 49 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.38 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 47 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.64 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 53 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.06 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 41 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.314 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 51 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.09 km NNW of Volcano, HI · 24092 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.118 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 48 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.511 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 53 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.334 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 70 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.83 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.943 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.013 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24092 days ago · 49 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19601076. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.