Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, May 8, 1968, 5:51 PM GMT-10 (03:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 17 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Volcano forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1968-05-09 03:51:55 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.413° N, 155.400° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21330 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21329 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21329 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21329 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21328 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21327 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.216 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21327 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21327 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.317 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21326 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.717 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21326 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21325 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21325 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21325 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21325 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21324 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21324 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21323 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21322 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21321 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 3.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21320 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21320 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 3.116 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21320 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.724 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21319 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.017 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21318 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.919 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21317 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21316 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21315 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.432 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21315 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21315 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21315 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21315 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21314 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21314 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21314 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21313 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21313 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21312 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21310 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21310 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.32 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21310 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21310 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.77 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21310 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21310 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21309 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 3.36 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21309 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21308 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21308 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21307 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.310 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21307 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.99 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21307 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21306 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21306 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.87 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21305 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21305 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 3.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.013 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.5Hawaii region, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 2.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21330 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21330 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21330 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21332 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21332 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21332 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21335 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.518 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21337 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21338 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.615 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 21338 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.50 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21338 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21340 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.32 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21340 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21343 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.319 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21344 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21350 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.813 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21351 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.416 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21351 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.66 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21351 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21352 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680467. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC.