Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 30, 1969, 6:36 PM GMT-10 (04:36 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-01-31 04:36:18 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.386° N, 155.414° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
15

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. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.11 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21040 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.37 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 21040 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21039 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.420 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21038 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21038 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21038 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.516 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21038 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21037 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21036 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21036 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21036 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21036 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21036 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21036 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21035 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.61 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.411 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.14 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.27 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21034 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21033 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 3.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21033 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21033 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.614 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 21033 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21032 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21032 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21032 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.05 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.38 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 3.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.75 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.84 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21031 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 4.112 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 21030 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21030 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21030 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.49 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21030 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21030 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21030 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.59 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21030 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21030 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19690106. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.