Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Feb 25, 1969, 6:43 PM GMT-10 (04:43 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-02-26 04:43:44 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.402° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21028 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.517 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21027 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.311 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21027 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21027 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21027 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.47 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21027 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21027 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.21 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21026 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.01 km ENE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21026 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21025 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21025 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21025 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21025 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21025 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21025 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.618 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 21024 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.220 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21024 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.519 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21024 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.423 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21023 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21023 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 3.221 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21023 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21023 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.017 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21023 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21023 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21022 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21022 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.115 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21021 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21021 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.721 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 21021 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.618 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21021 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21021 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21020 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21020 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.423 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21020 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21020 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.817 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21019 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.417 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21019 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21018 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21018 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.820 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21017 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 3.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21016 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.322 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21016 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21015 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.417 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21015 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21014 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.59 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21014 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21014 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21014 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.126 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21014 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21014 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 3.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21014 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.617 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21014 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 3.72 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21014 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.623 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21014 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21012 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21012 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 21012 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21012 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21011 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.210 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21011 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19690340. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.