Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km SW of Hilo, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Hilo, Hawaii on Sat, Oct 4, 1969, 2:27 PM GMT-10 (00:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-10-05 00:27:11 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.667° N, 155.136° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 14.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20780 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.321 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20780 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20779 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20779 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20778 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20778 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.19 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.18 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.18 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.312 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.411 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.68 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.613 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.510 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.012 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 3.08 km NE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.011 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 3.78 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.510 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.511 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.59 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 3.516 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 3.411 km S of Pa‘auilo, HI · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.420 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.512 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.512 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.33 km ESE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.64 km ENE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.613 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.66 km ESE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.56 km W of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.53 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.95 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 3.74 km E of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.58 km W of Laupāhoehoe, HI · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.57 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.53 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.511 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.56 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.617 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.815 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.414 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.724 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.712 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.65 km WNW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20773 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20773 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19692596. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.