Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 13, 1966, 6:07 AM GMT-10 (16:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 16 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1966-02-13 16:07:57 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.415° N, 155.403° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22136 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.57 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22136 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.216 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 22136 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22135 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.325 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22133 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22133 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22130 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22130 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.910 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22129 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.02 km SSW of Waimea, Hawaii · 22128 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22127 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22127 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22126 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22126 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22124 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.125 km W of Puako, Hawaii · 22124 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22122 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.411 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 22121 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22121 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22119 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.426 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22118 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22117 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.49 km W of Honomu, Hawaii · 22116 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 3.93 km SW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 22111 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.715 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22110 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22110 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 3.127 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22109 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 4.114 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22107 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22106 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 3.311 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 22106 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22106 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.814 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22105 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.914 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 22105 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 3.113 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22104 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.85 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22103 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22101 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 3.312 km NNW of Puako, Hawaii · 22100 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.96 km NE of Honalo, Hawaii · 22093 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 3.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22091 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.912 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22091 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.64 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22088 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22088 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.512 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22086 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.430 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22086 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.622 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22085 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 3.321 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22085 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22084 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22081 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22080 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 3.411 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22080 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.618 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22080 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.329 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 22079 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.315 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 22078 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22078 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22078 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.53 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22078 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22136 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22137 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22138 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.226 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22138 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22139 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22139 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22140 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.02 km S of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 22140 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.621 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 22147 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22147 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.53 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22149 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.73 km SE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · 22150 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22152 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22153 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.40 km ENE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 22153 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.53 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22154 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.02 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22154 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.46 km WSW of Honalo, Hawaii · 22159 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.415 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22159 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.021 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 22159 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19660057. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.