Hawaii earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 9 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Mar 11, 1969, 3:35 AM GMT-10 (13:35 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1969-03-11 13:35:07 UTC
Depth
27.4 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.390° N, 155.303° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
17

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. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21006 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21005 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.43 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21005 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.120 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21005 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.413 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.127 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.017 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21004 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.227 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 21003 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21003 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21003 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21003 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.320 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21003 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 21003 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.323 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 21003 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21003 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 21002 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.513 km SSE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 21002 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 21001 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.83 km NNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 21001 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 21000 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20999 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20999 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.28 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20998 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.817 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20997 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20997 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 3.217 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20997 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.125 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20996 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.519 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20996 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.821 km WSW of Wainaku, Hawaii · 20996 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.311 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20996 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20996 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.715 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20995 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20995 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20994 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20993 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20992 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.013 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20992 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.713 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20992 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20992 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20992 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.017 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20991 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.97 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20991 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.120 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20990 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.019 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20989 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20989 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20989 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.55 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20989 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20989 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20989 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20989 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19690407. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.