Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 2, 1968, 10:38 AM GMT-10 (20:38 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 23 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-12-02 20:38:31 UTC
Depth
30.1 km (18.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.367° N, 155.281° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21112 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21112 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21112 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21111 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.69 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 21111 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21110 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21108 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21108 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21107 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21107 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21107 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21104 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21103 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.811 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21101 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.319 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21101 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21101 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.719 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21100 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21098 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21098 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21098 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21096 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 3.617 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21095 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21095 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21095 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21094 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.315 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21093 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21093 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21092 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21092 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.617 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21092 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.717 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21092 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.06 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21091 days ago · 37 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21091 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.318 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21090 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21090 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.82 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21090 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21090 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21087 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 3.311 km S of Waimea, Hawaii · 21087 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.115 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21087 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 3.015 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 21085 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21084 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21082 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21082 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.822 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21081 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21080 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21078 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 3.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21078 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21078 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 3.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21078 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21078 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21077 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21077 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21077 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21076 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21076 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21076 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 3.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21075 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21074 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.710 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21074 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.86 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 21112 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21113 days ago · 32 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21114 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.118 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21114 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21114 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21115 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21115 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21115 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.516 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21116 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21117 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21117 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21118 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.015 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21118 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.310 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 21119 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.936 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21119 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.715 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 21120 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21122 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19681545. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.