Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Aug 8, 1968, 1:51 AM GMT-10 (11:51 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-08-08 11:51:49 UTC
Depth
27.4 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.395° N, 155.274° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
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: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21235 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21234 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21234 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21232 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.817 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21232 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.69 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21231 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21230 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.93 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21228 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.39 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21228 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.68 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 21228 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21228 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 4.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21228 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.66 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21228 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.613 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21227 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21227 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21227 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.817 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21226 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21226 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.410 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 21224 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.720 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21224 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21223 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.714 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 3.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.09 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 3.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 3.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.24 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.419 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.43 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21222 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21221 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.918 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21221 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21220 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.26 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21220 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.811 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 21220 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.520 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21219 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21219 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21219 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.811 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21218 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21218 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21218 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.617 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21218 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21218 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21214 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21213 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.018 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21213 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.618 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21213 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21212 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21212 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21212 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21211 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 3.010 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 21236 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.814 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21237 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.216 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21237 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.720 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21237 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.119 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21237 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.517 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21238 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.22 km WSW of Puako, Hawaii · 21239 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21239 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.719 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 21239 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21240 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.25 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21240 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.217 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21240 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21240 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21241 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21241 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21241 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.520 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21241 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.015 km N of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 21241 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21242 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.922 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21242 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680892. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.