Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 31 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 31 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Dec 15, 1967, 3:43 AM GMT-10 (13:43 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 17 km SE of Fern Forest, 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
1967-12-15 13:43:43 UTC
Depth
23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.162° N, 155.168° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
306°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21478 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21478 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.317 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21478 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.425 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21477 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.53 km NNW of Naalehu, Hawaii · 21476 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.76 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21475 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21474 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21470 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21470 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21470 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21468 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21468 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.224 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21468 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21467 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21466 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21465 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.217 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21464 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21463 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.514 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21462 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21461 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21461 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21460 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21460 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21458 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.420 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21457 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.518 km S of Fern Forest, HI · 21457 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.723 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21456 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.510 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 21456 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.831 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21456 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21455 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.524 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21455 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21455 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.917 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21455 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21455 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21455 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.819 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21454 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21454 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.619 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21454 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21454 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.322 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21454 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21454 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.515 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 21453 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 3.115 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 21453 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 3.317 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21453 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21452 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 3.734 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21452 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.632 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21452 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.735 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21452 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 3.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21452 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.411 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 21452 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.410 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21452 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.514 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21451 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 3.27 km SSW of Naalehu, Hawaii · 21451 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 3.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21449 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21447 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 3.115 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21447 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.25 km ESE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21446 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 3.312 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 21446 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21443 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21443 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 2.215 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21478 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21481 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.79 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21481 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.014 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21482 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.322 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21483 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.624 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21484 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.923 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21485 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21486 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.618 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21491 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.628 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21491 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.121 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21491 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21492 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21492 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.328 km WSW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 21492 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.718 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21493 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21494 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21495 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21497 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.712 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21499 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.417 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21499 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19670657. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.