M2.7 earthquake 14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Jan 20, 1968, 4:26 PM GMT-10

UTC

1968-01-21 02:26:33 UTC

Depth

8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.344° N, 155.082° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

242°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

12

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast30 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast363 kmSE

After

1. 2.515 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 21, 4:12 AM GMT-10 · 21438 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
2. 2.612 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 21, 12:33 PM GMT-10 · 21438 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
3. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 22, 10:55 AM GMT-10 · 21437 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 22, 11:55 PM GMT-10 · 21436 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.920 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 23, 7:07 PM GMT-10 · 21436 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
6. 1.917 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 23, 11:31 PM GMT-10 · 21435 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 8:57 AM GMT-10 · 21435 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
8. 3.917 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 2:48 PM GMT-10 · 21435 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.318 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 2:53 PM GMT-10 · 21435 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.417 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 2:53 PM GMT-10 · 21435 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 2:57 PM GMT-10 · 21435 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 24, 4:59 PM GMT-10 · 21435 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 6:34 AM GMT-10 · 21434 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 25, 7:14 PM GMT-10 · 21434 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
15. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 27, 6:58 PM GMT-10 · 21432 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.522 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 5:40 PM GMT-10 · 21431 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
17. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 8:47 AM GMT-10 · 21430 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
18. 1.917 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 9:11 PM GMT-10 · 21429 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 5:28 AM GMT-10 · 21428 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
20. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 5:06 PM GMT-10 · 21428 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
21. 1.917 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 5:51 AM GMT-10 · 21427 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
22. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 9:03 AM GMT-10 · 21427 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
23. 3.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 5:32 PM GMT-10 · 21427 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
24. 2.88 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 2:00 AM GMT-10 · 21426 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
25. 2.812 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 6:28 AM GMT-10 · 21426 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
26. 3.417 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 7:52 AM GMT-10 · 21426 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
27. 2.425 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 3, 2:26 PM GMT-10 · 21425 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
28. 1.915 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Feb 4, 4:49 PM GMT-10 · 21424 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
29. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 4, 5:47 PM GMT-10 · 21424 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
30. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 3:23 AM GMT-10 · 21423 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
31. 1.91 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 10:06 PM GMT-10 · 21423 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
32. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 4:45 AM GMT-10 · 21422 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 4:52 AM GMT-10 · 21422 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
34. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 6:30 AM GMT-10 · 21422 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
35. 2.513 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 11:09 AM GMT-10 · 21422 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
36. 2.513 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 4:22 PM GMT-10 · 21422 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
37. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 4:24 PM GMT-10 · 21422 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
38. 3.022 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiWed, Feb 7, 4:41 AM GMT-10 · 21421 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
39. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 7, 9:24 PM GMT-10 · 21421 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
40. 2.89 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 5:28 AM GMT-10 · 21420 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
41. 2.421 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 7:14 AM GMT-10 · 21420 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
42. 3.016 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 1:23 PM GMT-10 · 21420 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
43. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 2:34 PM GMT-10 · 21419 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
44. 2.72 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 7:06 PM GMT-10 · 21419 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
45. 2.510 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 6:21 PM GMT-10 · 21418 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
46. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 6:17 AM GMT-10 · 21417 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
47. 2.719 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 2:29 PM GMT-10 · 21417 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
48. 3.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 2:43 PM GMT-10 · 21417 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
49. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 9:15 PM GMT-10 · 21415 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
50. 2.416 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 12:03 AM GMT-10 · 21414 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
51. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 12:49 PM GMT-10 · 21414 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
52. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 3:16 PM GMT-10 · 21414 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
53. 2.025 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 10:37 PM GMT-10 · 21413 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
54. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 5:07 AM GMT-10 · 21413 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
55. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 12:04 PM GMT-10 · 21413 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
56. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 7:59 PM GMT-10 · 21412 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
57. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 3:54 PM GMT-10 · 21411 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
58. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 9:09 PM GMT-10 · 21410 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
59. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 8:11 AM GMT-10 · 21409 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
60. 3.217 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 19, 8:52 AM GMT-10 · 21409 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

1. 2.313 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 1:15 PM GMT-10 · 21439 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.413 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 1:14 PM GMT-10 · 21439 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.921 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 11:18 AM GMT-10 · 21439 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
4. 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 10:42 AM GMT-10 · 21439 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 20, 1:48 AM GMT-10 · 21439 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
6. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 19, 6:43 PM GMT-10 · 21440 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
7. 3.312 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 7:03 PM GMT-10 · 21443 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.25 km ESE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 3:41 PM GMT-10 · 21443 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
9. 3.115 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 10:45 PM GMT-10 · 21443 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
10. 3.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 7:10 AM GMT-10 · 21444 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
11. 3.117 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 13, 10:37 AM GMT-10 · 21446 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
12. 3.27 km SSW of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 6:12 AM GMT-10 · 21448 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.514 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 4:08 AM GMT-10 · 21448 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
14. 2.410 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 6:40 PM GMT-10 · 21449 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
15. 2.411 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 6:32 PM GMT-10 · 21449 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
16. 3.717 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 6:24 PM GMT-10 · 21449 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.735 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 5:40 PM GMT-10 · 21449 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.632 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 5:40 PM GMT-10 · 21449 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
19. 3.734 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 10:29 AM GMT-10 · 21449 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
20. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 5:33 AM GMT-10 · 21449 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680145. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:38 PM UTC.