Hawaii earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 30, 1960, 7:47 PM GMT-10 (05:47 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1960-12-01 05:47:41 UTC
Depth
29.1 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.399° N, 155.256° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24032 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.55 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 24028 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.43 km ENE of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 24020 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24016 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.616 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 24012 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.315 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24009 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.86 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24007 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.351 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23999 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.729 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 23999 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.54 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23998 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.612 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23997 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23994 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.12 km E of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23992 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.216 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23991 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.432 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23990 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23990 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.618 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23987 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.817 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23985 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.816 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23985 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.49 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23984 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.36 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23983 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 3.312 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23982 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23980 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.34 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23980 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23979 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23977 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 3.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24037 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24052 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.87 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24057 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24057 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24060 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24060 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.96 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24060 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.120 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 24062 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19601094. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.