M3.6 earthquake 10 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.6 (ml), minor

Local time

Tue, Nov 19, 1968, 8:43 PM GMT-10

UTC

1968-11-20 06:43:21 UTC

Depth

31.4 km (19.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.362° N, 155.294° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.01

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

19

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast11 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast42 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 19, 9:21 PM GMT-10 · 21125 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.928 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Nov 19, 10:21 PM GMT-10 · 21125 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
3. 3.013 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 9:08 AM GMT-10 · 21124 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 11:04 AM GMT-10 · 21124 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.430 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Nov 21, 1:36 AM GMT-10 · 21124 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 21, 5:41 AM GMT-10 · 21124 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.927 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Nov 22, 7:03 AM GMT-10 · 21123 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.824 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 22, 1:46 PM GMT-10 · 21122 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.715 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Nov 25, 5:20 AM GMT-10 · 21120 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.936 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Nov 25, 4:46 PM GMT-10 · 21119 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
11. 2.310 km W of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 26, 2:41 AM GMT-10 · 21119 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
12. 3.015 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 26, 7:40 PM GMT-10 · 21118 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 27, 2:29 AM GMT-10 · 21118 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 2:37 AM GMT-10 · 21117 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
15. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 6:42 AM GMT-10 · 21117 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 3:40 PM GMT-10 · 21116 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 9:25 PM GMT-10 · 21116 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 10:09 PM GMT-10 · 21116 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.516 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 29, 3:11 AM GMT-10 · 21116 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
20. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 29, 1:30 PM GMT-10 · 21115 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 29, 8:11 PM GMT-10 · 21115 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
22. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 29, 10:59 PM GMT-10 · 21115 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
23. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 30, 8:44 AM GMT-10 · 21114 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
24. 2.118 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 30, 9:04 AM GMT-10 · 21114 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
25. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 30, 6:19 PM GMT-10 · 21114 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
26. 2.611 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 1, 5:57 PM GMT-10 · 21113 days ago · 32 km deep · 1 km away
27. 2.86 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Dec 2, 10:31 AM GMT-10 · 21112 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
28. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 2, 10:38 AM GMT-10 · 21112 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
29. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 2, 10:41 AM GMT-10 · 21112 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
30. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 2, 9:47 PM GMT-10 · 21112 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
31. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 3, 6:01 AM GMT-10 · 21112 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
32. 2.217 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 3, 9:38 AM GMT-10 · 21111 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
33. 2.69 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Dec 3, 1:10 PM GMT-10 · 21111 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
34. 3.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 4, 11:17 AM GMT-10 · 21110 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
35. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Dec 6, 7:38 PM GMT-10 · 21108 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
36. 2.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 7, 4:09 AM GMT-10 · 21108 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
37. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 7, 10:11 AM GMT-10 · 21107 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
38. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 5:09 AM GMT-10 · 21107 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
39. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 6:51 AM GMT-10 · 21107 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
40. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 10, 7:40 PM GMT-10 · 21104 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
41. 2.523 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 11, 2:08 PM GMT-10 · 21103 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
42. 2.811 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 3:25 PM GMT-10 · 21101 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
43. 2.319 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 9:28 PM GMT-10 · 21101 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
44. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 14, 1:38 AM GMT-10 · 21101 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
45. 2.719 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 15, 12:07 AM GMT-10 · 21100 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
46. 4.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 4:33 PM GMT-10 · 21098 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 4:37 PM GMT-10 · 21098 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
48. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 10:18 PM GMT-10 · 21098 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
49. 3.017 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 19, 12:41 AM GMT-10 · 21096 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
50. 3.617 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 19, 10:16 PM GMT-10 · 21095 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
51. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 19, 10:18 PM GMT-10 · 21095 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
52. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 20, 1:42 AM GMT-10 · 21095 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
53. 2.818 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 20, 3:26 PM GMT-10 · 21094 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
54. 2.315 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 21, 10:30 AM GMT-10 · 21093 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
55. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 21, 5:35 PM GMT-10 · 21093 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
56. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 22, 7:39 PM GMT-10 · 21092 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
57. 2.522 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 22, 11:28 PM GMT-10 · 21092 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
58. 2.617 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 23, 1:09 AM GMT-10 · 21092 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
59. 2.717 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 23, 3:37 AM GMT-10 · 21092 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
60. 2.06 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 23, 4:03 PM GMT-10 · 21091 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

1. 2.429 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Nov 18, 11:56 PM GMT-10 · 21126 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
2. 4.238 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Nov 18, 11:52 PM GMT-10 · 21126 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 18, 7:34 PM GMT-10 · 21126 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.911 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Nov 18, 2:03 AM GMT-10 · 21127 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
5. 2.123 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 17, 10:38 AM GMT-10 · 21127 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
6. 3.111 km W of Kalaoa, HawaiiSat, Nov 16, 4:05 AM GMT-10 · 21129 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 15, 10:09 PM GMT-10 · 21129 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 15, 2:16 PM GMT-10 · 21129 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 14, 12:27 AM GMT-10 · 21131 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
10. 3.516 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 12, 2:45 PM GMT-10 · 21132 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
11. 3.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 11, 2:34 PM GMT-10 · 21133 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 11, 11:11 AM GMT-10 · 21133 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.92 km E of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 11, 10:39 AM GMT-10 · 21133 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.64 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 11, 5:33 AM GMT-10 · 21134 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
15. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 8:53 PM GMT-10 · 21134 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
16. 3.324 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 10, 10:28 AM GMT-10 · 21134 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 7, 5:19 PM GMT-10 · 21137 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
18. 3.24 km SW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiTue, Nov 5, 9:41 AM GMT-10 · 21139 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 3, 8:29 PM GMT-10 · 21141 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 3, 10:02 AM GMT-10 · 21141 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19681498. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.