Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 25 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Feb 3, 1968, 2:26 PM GMT-10 (00:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-02-04 00:26:20 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.444° N, 155.476° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21414 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21414 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21414 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.91 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21413 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21413 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21413 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21413 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.513 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21412 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.513 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21412 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21412 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.022 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 21412 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21411 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.89 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21411 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21411 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.016 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21410 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.116 km NNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 21410 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21409 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.72 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21409 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21408 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21408 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.719 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21407 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 3.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21407 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.416 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21403 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 3.16 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 21403 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21401 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 3.217 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21399 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.916 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21399 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.34 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21398 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.514 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21398 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.217 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 4.657 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.718 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21396 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.629 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21396 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21396 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.318 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 3.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.423 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.621 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.722 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 3.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21417 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.812 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21417 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.88 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21417 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21417 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21418 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.917 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21418 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21418 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21419 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.917 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21419 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21421 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.86 km NE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 21421 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21421 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21422 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21424 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21425 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21425 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21425 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.417 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21425 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.318 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21425 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.917 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21425 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680190. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.