Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Aug 22, 1968, 4:46 AM GMT-10 (14:46 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1968-08-22 14:46:21 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.368° N, 155.241° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.24 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.419 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.43 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21214 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.918 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21214 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21213 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.26 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21213 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.811 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 21213 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.520 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21213 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21212 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21212 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.811 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21212 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21211 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21211 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.617 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21211 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21211 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21207 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21207 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.018 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21206 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.618 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21206 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21206 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21205 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21205 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21204 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.717 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21204 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.513 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21203 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21203 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.115 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21202 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.815 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 21201 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.06 km NE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21201 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21201 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.33 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21201 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.68 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21201 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 3.110 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21201 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.34 km N of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 21200 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 3.90 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21199 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.90 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21199 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.30 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21199 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21198 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21198 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.416 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21196 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21195 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21194 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21192 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21191 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.017 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21191 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21191 days ago · 34 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21188 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 3.113 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 21185 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21185 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.49 km NE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 21184 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21184 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21184 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.820 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21183 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 2.09 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.216 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21216 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21216 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.720 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21217 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.410 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 21217 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21219 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.817 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21219 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21220 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21220 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.613 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21220 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.66 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21221 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21221 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21221 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.68 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 21221 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.39 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21221 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680936. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.