Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Feb 26, 1968, 6:37 PM GMT-10 (04:37 UTC), 27 km (17 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1968-02-27 04:37:42 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.381° N, 155.265° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 26 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.615 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21401 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21401 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21401 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.76 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.76 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.526 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.522 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.522 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21400 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21399 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.521 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21399 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.418 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.024 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.119 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21397 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.321 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21395 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21394 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21394 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.519 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21394 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21393 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21393 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.516 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21390 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.64 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 21389 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.619 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21389 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21388 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.612 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21387 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21387 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.413 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21383 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.811 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 21382 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.725 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 21382 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21382 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21382 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21381 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.316 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21381 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21380 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.49 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21380 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.015 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21380 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21379 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21377 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.118 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21377 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.519 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21376 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21376 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.914 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21376 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.822 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 21376 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.410 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21376 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21376 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 3.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21376 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.521 km WSW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 21374 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21374 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.733 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21374 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.520 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21374 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 3.120 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21402 days ago · 27 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.424 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21403 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21403 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21403 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21403 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21403 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.120 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.722 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.621 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.422 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.423 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21404 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21405 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680288. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC.