Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, May 17, 1968, 9:43 PM GMT-10 (07:43 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1968-05-18 07:43:11 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.385° N, 155.244° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21320 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.116 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21319 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.724 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21319 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.017 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21318 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.919 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21317 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21315 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21315 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.432 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21315 days ago · 52 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21314 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21314 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21314 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21314 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21314 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21314 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21313 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21313 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21312 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21310 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21310 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.32 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21310 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21310 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.77 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21309 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21309 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21309 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 3.36 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21309 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21308 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21308 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21307 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.310 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21307 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.99 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21306 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21306 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21305 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.87 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21305 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21305 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 3.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.013 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.5Hawaii region, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21304 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21303 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21303 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21302 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21302 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21301 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21301 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21301 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21301 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21301 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21301 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.810 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21300 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21300 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21300 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.06 km NNW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21299 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 3.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21299 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21299 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21298 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21298 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21297 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21297 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21321 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21322 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21323 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21323 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21324 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21324 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21325 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21325 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21325 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.717 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21326 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.317 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21326 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.516 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21327 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.216 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21327 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21327 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21327 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21328 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21328 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21329 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21329 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21329 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680495. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.