Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Sep 1, 1968, 11:32 AM GMT-10 (21:32 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-09-01 21:32:06 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.449° N, 155.435° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
248°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21205 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21204 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.717 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21204 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.513 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21203 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21203 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.115 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21202 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.815 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 21202 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.06 km NE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21202 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21202 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.33 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21201 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.68 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21201 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.110 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21201 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.34 km N of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 21200 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.90 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21199 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.90 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21199 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.30 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21199 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21198 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21198 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.416 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21197 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21196 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21194 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21193 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21192 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.017 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21191 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21191 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21188 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 3.113 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 21185 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21185 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.49 km NE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 21185 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21184 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21184 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 4.25 km SSW of Kapaau, Hawaii · 21183 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 3.45 km SSW of Kapaau, Hawaii · 21183 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.820 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21183 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.322 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21182 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.425 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21181 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.71 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21181 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21181 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21180 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21180 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21179 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.89 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21179 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21178 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21178 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21178 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 3.118 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21178 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21178 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.94 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21178 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.514 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21177 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21176 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21176 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.517 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21175 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21175 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21175 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.918 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21174 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21174 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21174 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21174 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21172 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.418 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21172 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 2.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21206 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.618 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21206 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.018 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21206 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21207 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21208 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21211 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.617 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21211 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21211 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21211 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.811 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21212 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21212 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21212 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.520 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21213 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.811 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 21213 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.26 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21213 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21213 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.918 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21214 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21214 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.43 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.419 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21215 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19680982. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.