Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 28 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii on Tue, Nov 19, 1968, 10:21 PM GMT-10 (08:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 13 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Nov 19, 1968, 10:21 PM GMT-10
UTC: 1968-11-20 08:21:33 UTC
Depth: 7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.223° N, 154.997° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 277°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 20

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 115.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19681502. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.