Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Feb 23, 1966, 3:18 PM GMT-10 (01:18 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 22 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1966-02-24 01:18:19 UTC
Depth
30.1 km (18.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.356° N, 155.255° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22135 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22133 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.411 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 22132 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22132 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22130 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.426 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22129 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22127 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.49 km W of Honomu, Hawaii · 22127 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.93 km SW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 22122 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.715 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22121 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22121 days ago · 32 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.127 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22120 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.114 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22118 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22117 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.311 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 22117 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22117 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.814 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22116 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.914 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 22116 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 3.113 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22115 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.85 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22114 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22111 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.96 km NE of Honalo, Hawaii · 22104 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22102 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.912 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22102 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.64 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22099 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 3.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22099 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.512 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22097 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.430 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22096 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.622 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22096 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 3.321 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22096 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22095 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22092 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22091 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 3.411 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22091 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.618 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22091 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.329 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 22090 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.315 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 22089 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22089 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22089 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.53 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22089 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.120 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22083 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.01 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22083 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22082 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22080 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22080 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22078 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.821 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22078 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 3.053 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22078 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22137 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22138 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22138 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.02 km SSW of Waimea, Hawaii · 22139 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.910 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22140 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22141 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22141 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22144 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.325 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22144 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22146 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.216 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 22146 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.57 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22147 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22147 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22147 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22147 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22148 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22149 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.226 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22149 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22150 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22150 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19660074. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.