Hawaii earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 11, 1968, 2:43 PM GMT-10 (00:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 57 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1968-02-12 00:43:46 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.413° N, 155.450° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.416 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21403 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.16 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 21403 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21401 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.217 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21399 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.916 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21399 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.34 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21399 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.514 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21398 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.217 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 4.657 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.718 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21396 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.629 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21396 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21396 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21396 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.318 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 3.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.423 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.621 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.722 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 3.120 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21394 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21394 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21394 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21394 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21393 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.424 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21393 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21392 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21392 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 3.120 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21392 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21392 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21392 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21392 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21392 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21392 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.615 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21392 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21391 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21391 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.76 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.76 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.526 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 2.719 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21407 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21408 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21408 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.72 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21409 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21409 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.116 km NNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 21410 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.016 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21410 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21411 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.89 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21411 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21411 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.022 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 21412 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21412 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.513 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21412 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.513 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21413 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21413 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21413 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21413 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.91 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21413 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21414 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21414 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680225. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.