Hawaii earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 25 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii on Sun, Jul 20, 1969, 4:47 AM GMT-10 (14:47 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 15 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1969-07-20 14:47:11 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.306° N, 156.061° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
300°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.117 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HI · 20881 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.133 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20881 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.914 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20881 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.921 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20881 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20880 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20880 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20880 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20879 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20879 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.26 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20877 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.313 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20876 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20876 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20876 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20876 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20876 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20876 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20874 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20874 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20873 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20871 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20871 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20871 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20871 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.016 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20870 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20870 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20870 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20870 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20869 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20869 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20868 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.618 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20867 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.319 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20867 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.819 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 20867 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20867 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.28 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20867 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 3.45 km WSW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.019 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.410 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20864 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.23 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20864 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20863 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20863 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.817 km W of Volcano, HI · 20862 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.426 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20862 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20861 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20861 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20861 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.918 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 20860 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20859 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20859 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 3.024 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20857 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.826 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20857 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.218 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20856 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20856 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.317 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20855 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.824 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20855 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20853 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20853 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 2.518 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20884 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.36 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20885 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20885 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20885 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20885 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20886 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.617 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20889 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20889 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.312 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 20890 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20890 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20890 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.213 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 20891 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20891 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20891 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20891 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.422 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20891 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.53 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20891 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20891 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20891 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20893 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19691908. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.