Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Nov 10, 1960, 2:58 PM GMT-10 (00:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1960-11-11 00:58:50 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.415° N, 155.306° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.87 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24057 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24052 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24037 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24037 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24032 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.55 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 24028 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.43 km ENE of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 24020 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24016 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.616 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 24012 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.315 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24009 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.86 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24007 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.351 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23999 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.729 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 23999 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.54 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23998 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.612 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23997 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24060 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24060 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.96 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24060 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.120 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24062 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.74 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24073 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24073 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24076 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24076 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24076 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.14 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24079 days ago · 39 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.111 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24080 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.76 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24080 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.610 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24081 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 24081 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19601090. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.