Hawaii earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 26, 1969, 12:58 PM GMT-10 (22:58 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1969-01-26 22:58:32 UTC
Depth
29.6 km (18.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.345° N, 155.293° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
18

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. 4.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21043 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21043 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21043 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.328 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 21042 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.228 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21042 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.328 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21042 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21042 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.119 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.810 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.11 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21040 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.37 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 21040 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21039 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.420 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21039 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21039 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21039 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.516 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21038 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21037 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 3.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21037 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21037 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21036 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21036 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21036 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21036 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21036 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.61 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.411 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.14 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.27 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 3.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21033 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21033 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.614 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 21033 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21033 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21032 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21032 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21032 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.05 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21032 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.38 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 3.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.75 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19690095. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.