Hawaii earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Nov 12, 1968, 2:45 PM GMT-10 (00:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 38 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1968-11-13 00:45:24 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.430° N, 155.386° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21131 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21129 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21129 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.111 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 21129 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.123 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21128 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.911 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 21127 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21126 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.238 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21126 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.429 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21126 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21125 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21125 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.928 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21125 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.013 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 21125 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21125 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.430 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21124 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21124 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.927 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21123 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21122 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.715 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 21120 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.936 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21119 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.310 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 21119 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.015 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21118 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21118 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21117 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21117 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.516 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21115 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21115 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21115 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.118 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21115 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21114 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21113 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.86 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 21113 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21113 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21113 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21112 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21112 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21112 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.69 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 21112 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 3.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21111 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21108 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21108 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21108 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21107 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21107 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21104 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21103 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.811 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21101 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.319 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21101 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21101 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.719 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21100 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 4.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21098 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21098 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21098 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 3.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21096 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 3.617 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21095 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 3.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21133 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21134 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.92 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 21134 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.64 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21134 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21134 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.324 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21135 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21137 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.24 km SW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 21140 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21141 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21142 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.719 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21142 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21143 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21143 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21143 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21147 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21147 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21147 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21148 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.431 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21148 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.317 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21148 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19681485. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.