Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 11 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Oct 18, 1968, 5:23 PM GMT-10 (03:23 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Hawaii region, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-10-19 03:23:39 UTC
Depth
28.9 km (17.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.349° N, 155.278° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21155 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.3Hawaii region, Hawaii · 21151 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.723 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21150 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.216 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21150 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21150 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.617 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21150 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.317 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21149 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.431 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21148 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21148 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21147 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21147 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21147 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21143 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21143 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21143 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.719 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21142 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21142 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21141 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.24 km SW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 21140 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21138 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 3.324 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21135 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21134 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.64 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21134 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.92 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 21134 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21134 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 3.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21134 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 3.516 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21133 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21131 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21130 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21129 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 3.111 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 21129 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.123 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21128 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.911 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 21127 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21126 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 4.238 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21126 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.429 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21126 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 3.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21125 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21125 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.928 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21125 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 3.013 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 21125 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21125 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.430 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21124 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21124 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.927 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21123 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21123 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.715 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 21120 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.936 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21120 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.310 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 21119 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 3.015 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21118 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21118 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21117 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21117 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21117 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.516 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21115 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21115 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21115 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 2.819 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 21158 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21158 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.349 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21159 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.138 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 21161 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.425 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21166 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21166 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.113 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21166 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.023 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21166 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21167 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.810 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21167 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.810 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21167 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.310 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21168 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.810 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21168 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.810 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21168 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21168 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.811 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21168 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21168 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.410 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21168 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.310 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21168 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.310 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21168 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19681415. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.