Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, May 14, 1968, 1:21 PM GMT-10 (23:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-05-14 23:21:07 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.412° N, 155.436° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21315 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21314 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21313 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21312 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21311 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21311 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.116 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21311 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.724 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21310 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.017 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21309 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.919 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21308 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21307 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21306 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.432 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21306 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21306 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21305 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21305 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21305 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21305 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21305 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21303 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21301 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21301 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.32 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21301 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21301 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.77 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21301 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21300 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21300 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 3.36 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21300 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21299 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21299 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21298 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.310 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21298 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.99 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21297 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21297 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21297 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.87 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21296 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21296 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 3.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21295 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21295 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.013 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21295 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21295 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.5Hawaii region, Hawaii · 21295 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21295 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21294 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21294 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21293 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21293 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21292 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21292 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21292 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21292 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21292 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21292 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.810 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21292 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21291 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21291 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.06 km NNW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21290 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 3.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21290 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21316 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21316 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21316 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21316 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.717 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21317 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.317 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21317 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21318 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.216 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21318 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21318 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21319 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21320 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21320 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21320 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21320 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21321 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21321 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21321 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21321 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21322 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21322 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680488. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.