M2.7 earthquake 9 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Jul 27, 1968, 6:58 AM GMT-10

UTC

1968-07-27 16:58:58 UTC

Depth

30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.366° N, 155.281° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

16

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast10 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast41 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast345 kmSE

After

1. 2.221 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 27, 12:40 PM GMT-10 · 21252 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 27, 2:46 PM GMT-10 · 21252 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 27, 8:24 PM GMT-10 · 21251 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 28, 5:45 AM GMT-10 · 21251 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
5. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 2:50 AM GMT-10 · 21250 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
6. 3.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 6:21 AM GMT-10 · 21250 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 6:45 AM GMT-10 · 21250 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 9:37 AM GMT-10 · 21250 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
9. 3.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 7:35 PM GMT-10 · 21249 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 7:41 PM GMT-10 · 21249 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.212 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 29, 11:25 PM GMT-10 · 21249 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.46 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 30, 1:06 AM GMT-10 · 21249 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
13. 3.19 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiTue, Jul 30, 5:34 AM GMT-10 · 21249 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.11 km S of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 30, 3:40 PM GMT-10 · 21249 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
15. 2.827 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 30, 10:34 PM GMT-10 · 21248 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
16. 2.315 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 30, 11:57 PM GMT-10 · 21248 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.731 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jul 31, 4:22 AM GMT-10 · 21248 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 31, 9:34 AM GMT-10 · 21248 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
19. 2.619 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 31, 10:42 AM GMT-10 · 21248 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.615 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jul 31, 2:41 PM GMT-10 · 21248 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
21. 1.911 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Aug 1, 12:03 AM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
22. 4.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 1, 12:34 AM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
23. 2.412 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 1, 12:47 AM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
24. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 1, 1:15 AM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.525 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Aug 1, 7:21 AM GMT-10 · 21247 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
26. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 1, 10:50 PM GMT-10 · 21246 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
27. 3.016 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Aug 2, 12:19 PM GMT-10 · 21246 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
28. 2.922 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Aug 2, 12:59 PM GMT-10 · 21246 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
29. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 2, 1:52 PM GMT-10 · 21246 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
30. 4.015 km N of Kalaoa, HawaiiFri, Aug 2, 6:36 PM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
31. 2.520 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Aug 2, 6:41 PM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
32. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 3, 6:32 AM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 3, 1:26 PM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
34. 2.523 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 3, 5:03 PM GMT-10 · 21245 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
35. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 3, 9:00 PM GMT-10 · 21244 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.217 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 3, 10:31 PM GMT-10 · 21244 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
37. 2.25 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Aug 4, 1:26 AM GMT-10 · 21244 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
38. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 4, 5:18 AM GMT-10 · 21244 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
39. 2.719 km E of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiMon, Aug 5, 8:38 AM GMT-10 · 21243 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
40. 2.522 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 5, 10:30 AM GMT-10 · 21243 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
41. 3.22 km WSW of Puako, HawaiiMon, Aug 5, 10:37 AM GMT-10 · 21243 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
42. 2.517 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Aug 5, 5:24 PM GMT-10 · 21243 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
43. 3.119 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 6, 11:14 PM GMT-10 · 21241 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
44. 2.720 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 7, 9:12 AM GMT-10 · 21241 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
45. 4.216 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Aug 7, 10:58 AM GMT-10 · 21241 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
46. 3.814 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Aug 7, 12:05 PM GMT-10 · 21241 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
47. 3.010 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Aug 7, 11:25 PM GMT-10 · 21240 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
48. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 8, 1:51 AM GMT-10 · 21240 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
49. 3.711 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 9, 1:04 AM GMT-10 · 21239 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 10, 11:09 AM GMT-10 · 21238 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
51. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 10, 3:59 PM GMT-10 · 21238 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
52. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 12, 6:32 AM GMT-10 · 21236 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
53. 2.817 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Aug 12, 6:37 AM GMT-10 · 21236 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
54. 2.69 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Aug 13, 5:05 PM GMT-10 · 21235 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
55. 2.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Aug 14, 4:57 AM GMT-10 · 21234 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
56. 1.93 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 16, 1:17 AM GMT-10 · 21232 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
57. 2.39 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Aug 16, 1:52 AM GMT-10 · 21232 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
58. 2.68 km SW of P?hoa, HawaiiFri, Aug 16, 2:05 AM GMT-10 · 21232 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
59. 3.45 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 16, 1:14 PM GMT-10 · 21232 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
60. 4.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Aug 16, 4:23 PM GMT-10 · 21232 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

1. 1.918 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jul 26, 11:55 PM GMT-10 · 21252 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
2. 2.516 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jul 26, 6:42 PM GMT-10 · 21252 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.812 km E of Pepeekeo, HawaiiFri, Jul 26, 3:24 PM GMT-10 · 21253 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
4. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 26, 1:53 AM GMT-10 · 21253 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
5. 1.920 km E of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiFri, Jul 26, 12:03 AM GMT-10 · 21253 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
6. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 25, 8:40 AM GMT-10 · 21254 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.013 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jul 25, 4:28 AM GMT-10 · 21254 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
8. 2.110 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jul 24, 10:39 PM GMT-10 · 21254 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.416 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 24, 3:36 PM GMT-10 · 21255 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 24, 1:26 PM GMT-10 · 21255 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.819 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 5:01 PM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
12. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 12:49 PM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.313 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 9:30 AM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.715 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 8:15 AM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
15. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 7:11 AM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.621 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 4:59 AM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
17. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 4:49 AM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 23, 3:53 AM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
19. 2.312 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Jul 22, 8:38 PM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
20. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 22, 7:59 PM GMT-10 · 21256 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680831. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.