Hawaii earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Dec 13, 1960, 12:08 PM GMT-10 (22:08 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1960-12-13 22:08:16 UTC
Depth
32.4 km (20.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.398° N, 155.286° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 32 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24023 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.43 km ENE of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 24019 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24015 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.616 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 24012 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.315 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 24008 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.86 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24007 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.351 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23998 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.729 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 23998 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.54 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23998 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.612 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23997 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23994 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.12 km E of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23991 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.216 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23991 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.432 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 23990 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23990 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.618 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23987 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.817 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23985 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.816 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23984 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.49 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23983 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.36 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23982 days ago · 43 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 3.312 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23981 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23980 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.34 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23979 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23979 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23977 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 24024 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.55 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 24028 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24031 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24036 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 24036 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 24052 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19601099. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.