Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii on Wed, Aug 14, 1968, 4:57 AM GMT-10 (14:57 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Aug 14, 1968, 4:57 AM GMT-10
UTC: 1968-08-14 14:57:09 UTC
Depth: 12.0 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.382° N, 155.017° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.01
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 8

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 194.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680903. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC.