Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Mar 3, 1966, 2:39 PM GMT-10 (00:39 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1966-03-04 00:39:33 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.456° N, 155.481° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
284°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22116 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.49 km W of Honomu, Hawaii · 22115 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.93 km SW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 22111 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.715 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22109 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22109 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.127 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 22108 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.114 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22106 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22106 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.311 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 22106 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22105 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.814 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22105 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.914 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 22104 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.113 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22104 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.85 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 22103 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22100 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.312 km NNW of Puako, Hawaii · 22099 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.96 km NE of Honalo, Hawaii · 22092 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22090 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.912 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 22090 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.64 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22088 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 3.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22088 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.512 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 22085 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.430 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22085 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.622 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22085 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.321 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22085 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22084 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22080 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22080 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 3.411 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22079 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.618 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22079 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.329 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 22078 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.315 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 22078 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22078 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22078 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.53 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22077 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.120 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 22072 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.01 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22071 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22071 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 3.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22069 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22069 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22066 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.821 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22066 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 3.053 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 22066 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.721 km E of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 22065 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22064 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.719 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22064 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22061 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.425 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22057 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22119 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22120 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.411 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 22121 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.339 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 22121 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22122 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.125 km W of Puako, Hawaii · 22124 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22124 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22125 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 22126 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22126 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 22127 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.02 km SSW of Waimea, Hawaii · 22127 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.910 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 22129 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22129 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 22130 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 22132 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.325 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 22133 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 22135 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.216 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 22135 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.57 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 22135 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19660084. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.