M2.9 earthquake 13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Nov 29, 1968, 1:30 PM GMT-10

UTC

1968-11-29 23:30:07 UTC

Depth

29.4 km (18.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.329° N, 155.278° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

127°

Stations used

19

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast43 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast347 kmSE

After

1. 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 29, 8:11 PM GMT-10 · 21115 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 29, 10:59 PM GMT-10 · 21115 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 30, 8:44 AM GMT-10 · 21114 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.118 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 30, 9:04 AM GMT-10 · 21114 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
5. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 30, 6:19 PM GMT-10 · 21114 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.611 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 1, 5:57 PM GMT-10 · 21113 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.86 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Dec 2, 10:31 AM GMT-10 · 21112 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
8. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 2, 10:38 AM GMT-10 · 21112 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 2, 10:41 AM GMT-10 · 21112 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 2, 9:47 PM GMT-10 · 21112 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 3, 6:01 AM GMT-10 · 21112 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.217 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 3, 9:38 AM GMT-10 · 21111 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.69 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Dec 3, 1:10 PM GMT-10 · 21111 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
14. 3.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 4, 11:17 AM GMT-10 · 21110 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
15. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Dec 6, 7:38 PM GMT-10 · 21108 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 7, 4:09 AM GMT-10 · 21108 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 7, 10:11 AM GMT-10 · 21107 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
18. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 5:09 AM GMT-10 · 21107 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 8, 6:51 AM GMT-10 · 21107 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
20. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 10, 7:40 PM GMT-10 · 21104 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
21. 2.523 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 11, 2:08 PM GMT-10 · 21103 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
22. 2.811 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 3:25 PM GMT-10 · 21101 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
23. 2.319 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 13, 9:28 PM GMT-10 · 21101 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
24. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 14, 1:38 AM GMT-10 · 21101 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
25. 2.719 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 15, 12:07 AM GMT-10 · 21100 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
26. 4.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 4:33 PM GMT-10 · 21098 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
27. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 4:37 PM GMT-10 · 21098 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
28. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 16, 10:18 PM GMT-10 · 21098 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
29. 3.017 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 19, 12:41 AM GMT-10 · 21096 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
30. 3.617 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 19, 10:16 PM GMT-10 · 21095 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 19, 10:18 PM GMT-10 · 21095 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
32. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 20, 1:42 AM GMT-10 · 21095 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
33. 2.818 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 20, 3:26 PM GMT-10 · 21094 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
34. 2.315 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 21, 10:30 AM GMT-10 · 21093 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
35. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 21, 5:35 PM GMT-10 · 21093 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 22, 7:39 PM GMT-10 · 21092 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
37. 2.522 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 22, 11:28 PM GMT-10 · 21092 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
38. 2.617 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 23, 1:09 AM GMT-10 · 21092 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
39. 2.717 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 23, 3:37 AM GMT-10 · 21092 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
40. 2.06 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 23, 4:03 PM GMT-10 · 21091 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
41. 2.620 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 23, 4:49 PM GMT-10 · 21091 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
42. 2.318 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 24, 11:59 AM GMT-10 · 21090 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 24, 5:44 PM GMT-10 · 21090 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
44. 2.82 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Dec 24, 8:32 PM GMT-10 · 21090 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
45. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 25, 4:28 AM GMT-10 · 21090 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
46. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 27, 11:30 AM GMT-10 · 21087 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
47. 3.311 km S of Waimea, HawaiiFri, Dec 27, 5:12 PM GMT-10 · 21087 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
48. 2.115 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 27, 9:48 PM GMT-10 · 21087 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
49. 3.015 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Dec 29, 7:50 AM GMT-10 · 21086 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
50. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 30, 10:48 PM GMT-10 · 21084 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
51. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 1, 10:46 AM GMT-10 · 21082 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
52. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 2, 6:06 AM GMT-10 · 21082 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
53. 2.822 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 3, 1:53 AM GMT-10 · 21081 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
54. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 3, 5:53 PM GMT-10 · 21080 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
55. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 5, 2:02 PM GMT-10 · 21078 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
56. 3.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 5, 5:25 PM GMT-10 · 21078 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 5, 6:31 PM GMT-10 · 21078 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
58. 3.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 5, 6:31 PM GMT-10 · 21078 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
59. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 5, 10:24 PM GMT-10 · 21078 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
60. 2.418 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 6, 7:59 AM GMT-10 · 21078 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

1. 2.516 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 29, 3:11 AM GMT-10 · 21116 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 10:09 PM GMT-10 · 21116 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 9:25 PM GMT-10 · 21116 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 3:40 PM GMT-10 · 21116 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 6:42 AM GMT-10 · 21117 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 28, 2:37 AM GMT-10 · 21117 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 27, 2:29 AM GMT-10 · 21118 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
8. 3.015 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 26, 7:40 PM GMT-10 · 21118 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.310 km W of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 26, 2:41 AM GMT-10 · 21119 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.936 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Nov 25, 4:46 PM GMT-10 · 21119 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.715 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Nov 25, 5:20 AM GMT-10 · 21120 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.824 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 22, 1:46 PM GMT-10 · 21122 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.927 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Nov 22, 7:03 AM GMT-10 · 21123 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 21, 5:41 AM GMT-10 · 21124 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.430 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Nov 21, 1:36 AM GMT-10 · 21124 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 11:04 AM GMT-10 · 21124 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
17. 3.013 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Nov 20, 9:08 AM GMT-10 · 21124 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
18. 2.928 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Nov 19, 10:21 PM GMT-10 · 21125 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
19. 2.712 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 19, 9:21 PM GMT-10 · 21125 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
20. 3.610 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 19, 8:43 PM GMT-10 · 21125 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19681534. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC.