M2.5 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Jul 15, 1968, 1:00 PM GMT-10

UTC

1968-07-15 23:00:54 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.404° N, 155.404° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.01

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

14

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast18 kmWSW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast49 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast332 kmSE

After

1. 2.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 15, 9:58 PM GMT-10 · 21253 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
2. 2.620 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 15, 9:59 PM GMT-10 · 21253 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jul 16, 4:19 AM GMT-10 · 21252 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
4. 1.919 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 16, 7:15 PM GMT-10 · 21252 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
5. 2.518 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 17, 5:44 AM GMT-10 · 21251 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.725 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 17, 12:34 PM GMT-10 · 21251 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 17, 4:51 PM GMT-10 · 21251 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.56 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 18, 7:45 AM GMT-10 · 21250 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 18, 4:59 PM GMT-10 · 21250 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
10. 2.711 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 18, 11:20 PM GMT-10 · 21250 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 18, 11:21 PM GMT-10 · 21250 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 19, 3:15 PM GMT-10 · 21249 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
13. 2.416 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 19, 5:38 PM GMT-10 · 21249 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.015 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jul 19, 9:46 PM GMT-10 · 21249 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
15. 2.33 km SW of Kurtistown, HawaiiFri, Jul 19, 10:00 PM GMT-10 · 21249 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.411 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jul 20, 5:24 AM GMT-10 · 21248 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.217 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiSat, Jul 20, 3:52 PM GMT-10 · 21248 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 20, 8:59 PM GMT-10 · 21248 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
19. 2.120 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 21, 1:38 AM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.69 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jul 21, 8:29 AM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
21. 2.612 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSun, Jul 21, 1:25 PM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
22. 2.211 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 21, 4:46 PM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
23. 2.522 km E of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 21, 7:38 PM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
24. 2.28 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 21, 8:19 PM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
25. 3.720 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jul 21, 9:15 PM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
26. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jul 21, 9:58 PM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
27. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 22, 7:59 PM GMT-10 · 21246 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
28. 2.312 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Jul 22, 8:38 PM GMT-10 · 21246 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
29. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 3:53 AM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
30. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 4:49 AM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
31. 2.621 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 4:59 AM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
32. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 7:11 AM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.715 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 8:15 AM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
34. 2.313 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 9:30 AM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
35. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 12:49 PM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
36. 2.819 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 5:01 PM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
37. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 24, 1:26 PM GMT-10 · 21244 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
38. 2.416 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 24, 3:36 PM GMT-10 · 21244 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
39. 2.110 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jul 24, 10:39 PM GMT-10 · 21244 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
40. 2.013 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jul 25, 4:28 AM GMT-10 · 21243 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
41. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 25, 8:40 AM GMT-10 · 21243 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
42. 1.920 km E of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiFri, Jul 26, 12:03 AM GMT-10 · 21242 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
43. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 26, 1:53 AM GMT-10 · 21242 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
44. 2.812 km E of Pepeekeo, HawaiiFri, Jul 26, 3:24 PM GMT-10 · 21242 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
45. 2.516 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jul 26, 6:42 PM GMT-10 · 21242 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
46. 1.918 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jul 26, 11:55 PM GMT-10 · 21242 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
47. 2.79 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 27, 6:58 AM GMT-10 · 21241 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
48. 2.221 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 27, 12:40 PM GMT-10 · 21241 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
49. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 27, 2:46 PM GMT-10 · 21241 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 27, 8:24 PM GMT-10 · 21241 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
51. 2.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 28, 5:45 AM GMT-10 · 21240 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
52. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 2:50 AM GMT-10 · 21239 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
53. 3.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 6:21 AM GMT-10 · 21239 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
54. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 6:45 AM GMT-10 · 21239 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
55. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 9:37 AM GMT-10 · 21239 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
56. 3.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 7:35 PM GMT-10 · 21239 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
57. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 7:41 PM GMT-10 · 21239 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
58. 2.212 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 11:25 PM GMT-10 · 21239 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
59. 2.46 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 30, 1:06 AM GMT-10 · 21238 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
60. 3.19 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiTue, Jul 30, 5:34 AM GMT-10 · 21238 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

1. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 13, 3:42 PM GMT-10 · 21255 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
2. 1.919 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HISat, Jul 13, 4:30 AM GMT-10 · 21255 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
3. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 13, 1:52 AM GMT-10 · 21255 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
4. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jul 13, 1:32 AM GMT-10 · 21255 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
5. 2.49 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 12, 11:41 PM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 12, 8:20 PM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
7. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 12, 1:17 PM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.716 km N of Honoka‘a, HawaiiFri, Jul 12, 9:47 AM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.221 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jul 12, 5:53 AM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
10. 2.420 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 11, 12:58 PM GMT-10 · 21257 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.425 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 10, 10:49 PM GMT-10 · 21258 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.520 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 10, 10:14 PM GMT-10 · 21258 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
13. 3.245 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jul 10, 6:45 PM GMT-10 · 21258 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
14. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 10, 11:54 AM GMT-10 · 21258 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 10, 11:14 AM GMT-10 · 21258 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
16. 3.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 9, 9:32 PM GMT-10 · 21259 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
17. 2.510 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 9, 7:24 PM GMT-10 · 21259 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.114 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiTue, Jul 9, 3:50 AM GMT-10 · 21259 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
19. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 9, 12:40 AM GMT-10 · 21259 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
20. 1.914 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 9, 12:36 AM GMT-10 · 21259 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680767. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.