Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 2, 1969, 6:06 AM GMT-10 (16:06 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-01-02 16:06:34 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.321° N, 155.172° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21073 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.211 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 21072 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21072 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.332 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21072 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.52 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21072 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.425 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21071 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.324 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21070 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21070 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21070 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21069 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.423 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 21069 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21069 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21069 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21069 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.417 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21069 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21069 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21068 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.317 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21068 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21068 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21068 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21068 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 3.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21068 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.616 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 21068 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21067 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21067 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21067 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21067 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.528 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21064 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21064 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 3.317 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21064 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.511 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21064 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.322 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 21064 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.417 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21064 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.337 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21064 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.228 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21063 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21063 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21062 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21062 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.617 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21062 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.411 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21062 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21061 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21060 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 3.320 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21060 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.86 km SSW of Ainaloa, Hawaii · 21060 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.69 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21060 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.97 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21059 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 3.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21059 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21058 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21058 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21058 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 3.112 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21058 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.623 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 21057 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21056 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 3.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21056 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21056 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21055 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.720 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21055 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21054 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 3.011 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21054 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21053 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19690004. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.