Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 27, 1966, 9:21 PM GMT-10 (07:21 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1966-01-28 07:21:15 UTC
Depth
29.6 km (18.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.396° N, 155.248° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22151 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.53 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22149 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22147 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.621 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 22146 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.02 km S of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 22140 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22139 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22139 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22138 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.226 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22138 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22137 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22136 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22136 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22136 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22136 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.57 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22135 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.216 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 22135 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22135 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.325 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22133 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22132 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22130 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 3.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22129 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.910 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22129 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.02 km SSW of Waimea, Hawaii · 22127 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22126 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22126 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22126 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22125 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 3.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22124 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22122 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.411 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 22121 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 4.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22120 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22119 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.426 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22117 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22116 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.49 km W of Honomu, Hawaii · 22115 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 3.93 km SW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 22111 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.715 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22109 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22109 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 3.127 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22108 days ago · 53 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 4.114 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22106 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22106 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 3.311 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 22106 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22105 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.814 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22105 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.914 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 22104 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 3.113 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22104 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.85 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22103 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22100 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.96 km NE of Honalo, Hawaii · 22092 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.40 km ENE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 22152 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.53 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22153 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.02 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22154 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.46 km WSW of Honalo, Hawaii · 22158 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.415 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22158 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.021 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22159 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.121 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22160 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22161 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.613 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22162 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.96 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22165 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.48 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 22166 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.415 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22167 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.34 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22167 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.717 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22167 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.420 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22167 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.017 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22169 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.79 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22169 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22169 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.440 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22170 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22171 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19660041. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.