Hawaii earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Feb 24, 1968, 5:45 AM GMT-10 (15:45 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1968-02-24 15:45:59 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.412° N, 155.442° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.423 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.621 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.722 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.120 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.424 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21403 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.120 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.615 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21401 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21401 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.76 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.76 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.526 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.522 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.522 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.521 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21399 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.418 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21398 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 3.024 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21398 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.119 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21398 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21398 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.321 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21396 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21394 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21394 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.519 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21394 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21394 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21394 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21391 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.516 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.64 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.619 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21388 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.612 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21387 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21387 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.413 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21383 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.811 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 21383 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.725 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 21383 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21382 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21382 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21382 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.316 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21382 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21380 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.318 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21406 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21406 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.629 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21406 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.718 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21407 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.657 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 21407 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21407 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.217 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21407 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21407 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21407 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21407 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.514 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21409 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.34 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21409 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.916 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21409 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21409 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680268. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC.