Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 23, 1968, 4:03 PM GMT-10 (02:03 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 20 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-12-24 02:03:01 UTC
Depth
36.7 km (22.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.407° N, 155.117° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 166.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19681652. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.