Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jun 9, 1968, 10:22 AM GMT-10 (20:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 18 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-06-09 20:22:59 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.317° N, 155.227° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
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: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21289 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21288 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.422 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21288 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21287 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.028 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21286 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21285 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21283 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21283 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21282 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21282 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21281 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21281 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.98 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21281 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21280 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21279 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21279 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21278 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21278 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21277 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21277 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.026 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21277 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21277 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21277 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.510 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 21276 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21276 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21276 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21276 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21275 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21275 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21275 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.119 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21274 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 3.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21274 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21274 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.720 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21273 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21273 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21273 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.811 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21272 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21270 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21269 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.51 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21269 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.47 km ENE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 21269 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21269 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21267 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21267 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.23 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21267 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.35 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21266 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21266 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21266 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.918 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21266 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21265 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.92 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21265 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21265 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.518 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21264 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21264 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 3.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21263 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21263 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 3.415 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21262 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21261 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.713 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21260 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.413 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21260 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 2.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21290 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21290 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 3.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21290 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.06 km NNW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21290 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21291 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21292 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.810 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21292 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21292 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21292 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21293 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21293 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21293 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21293 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21293 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21294 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21294 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21294 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21295 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680577. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.