M2.1 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Aug 12, 1968, 6:32 AM GMT-10

UTC

1968-08-12 16:32:24 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.337° N, 155.212° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

147°

Stations used

15

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast12 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 2.817 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Aug 12, 6:37 AM GMT-10 · 21225 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
2. 2.69 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Aug 13, 5:05 PM GMT-10 · 21224 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
3. 2.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Aug 14, 4:57 AM GMT-10 · 21223 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
4. 1.93 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 16, 1:17 AM GMT-10 · 21221 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.39 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Aug 16, 1:52 AM GMT-10 · 21221 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.68 km SW of P?hoa, HawaiiFri, Aug 16, 2:05 AM GMT-10 · 21221 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
7. 3.45 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 16, 1:14 PM GMT-10 · 21221 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
8. 4.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Aug 16, 4:23 PM GMT-10 · 21221 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
9. 2.66 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiFri, Aug 16, 4:47 PM GMT-10 · 21221 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.613 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Aug 16, 9:12 PM GMT-10 · 21221 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 17, 2:18 AM GMT-10 · 21220 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
12. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 17, 1:15 PM GMT-10 · 21220 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.817 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 17, 10:38 PM GMT-10 · 21220 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 18, 11:53 AM GMT-10 · 21219 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.410 km SW of P?hoa, HawaiiTue, Aug 20, 6:13 AM GMT-10 · 21217 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
16. 3.720 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 20, 4:29 PM GMT-10 · 21217 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
17. 3.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Aug 21, 11:28 AM GMT-10 · 21216 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
18. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 21, 7:31 PM GMT-10 · 21216 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.38 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 3:20 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.78 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 3:31 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
21. 2.18 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 3:50 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.49 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 3:57 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
23. 3.48 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 4:09 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
24. 2.09 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 4:22 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
25. 3.08 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 4:46 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
26. 3.29 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 5:06 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
27. 2.24 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 5:17 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
28. 2.78 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 5:25 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.89 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 5:53 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
30. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 6:01 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
31. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 6:05 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
32. 2.910 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 6:29 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
33. 2.419 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 10:07 AM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
34. 2.43 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 22, 4:36 PM GMT-10 · 21215 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
35. 2.821 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 23, 6:37 AM GMT-10 · 21214 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
36. 2.918 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Aug 23, 3:00 PM GMT-10 · 21214 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
37. 2.79 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 24, 2:13 AM GMT-10 · 21213 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
38. 2.26 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 24, 6:21 AM GMT-10 · 21213 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
39. 2.811 km SW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiSat, Aug 24, 2:13 PM GMT-10 · 21213 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
40. 2.520 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 24, 7:31 PM GMT-10 · 21213 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
41. 2.17 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 25, 6:25 AM GMT-10 · 21212 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
42. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 25, 10:15 AM GMT-10 · 21212 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
43. 2.811 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 25, 8:12 PM GMT-10 · 21212 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
44. 2.58 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 26, 4:19 AM GMT-10 · 21211 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
45. 2.820 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 26, 5:32 AM GMT-10 · 21211 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
46. 2.617 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Aug 26, 1:43 PM GMT-10 · 21211 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 26, 5:01 PM GMT-10 · 21211 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
48. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 29, 10:36 PM GMT-10 · 21208 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
49. 2.717 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Aug 30, 7:09 PM GMT-10 · 21207 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
50. 2.018 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 31, 7:52 AM GMT-10 · 21206 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away
51. 2.618 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 31, 8:58 AM GMT-10 · 21206 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
52. 2.520 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 31, 5:29 PM GMT-10 · 21206 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
53. 2.421 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 1, 11:32 AM GMT-10 · 21205 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
54. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 1, 11:59 AM GMT-10 · 21205 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
55. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 2, 3:07 AM GMT-10 · 21204 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
56. 2.717 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Sep 2, 4:44 AM GMT-10 · 21204 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
57. 2.513 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 3, 10:45 AM GMT-10 · 21203 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
58. 2.723 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 3, 11:29 AM GMT-10 · 21203 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
59. 2.115 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 4, 8:56 PM GMT-10 · 21202 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
60. 1.815 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Sep 4, 10:06 PM GMT-10 · 21202 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 10, 3:59 PM GMT-10 · 21227 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680898. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.