Hawaii earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Apr 10, 1968, 1:00 AM GMT-10 (11:00 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 2 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1968-04-10 11:00:25 UTC
Depth
26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.381° N, 155.255° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
19

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 111.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680413. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC.