Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 9, 1969, 4:48 AM GMT-10 (14:48 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1969-02-09 14:48:43 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.312° N, 155.232° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21053 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21053 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21053 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21053 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21053 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21052 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21052 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.328 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 21052 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.228 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21051 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.328 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21051 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21051 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.119 km WNW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 21051 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.810 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21051 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21051 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.11 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21050 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.37 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 21050 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21049 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.420 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21048 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21048 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21048 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.516 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21048 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21047 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21046 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21046 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21046 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21046 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21046 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21045 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21045 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21045 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21045 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21045 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.61 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.411 km W of Mountain View, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.14 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.27 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21044 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21043 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 3.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21043 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21043 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.614 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 21043 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21042 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21042 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21042 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.05 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.38 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 3.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.75 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21041 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21054 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21054 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21055 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.28 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21055 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21055 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21056 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.611 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21056 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21056 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21057 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21057 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21057 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21058 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.940 km SSW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 21058 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21058 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21059 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21059 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 21059 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.53 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21059 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21059 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21060 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19690139. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.