Hawaii earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 20 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Mar 19, 1969, 4:40 AM GMT-10 (14:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1969-03-19 14:40:38 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.395° N, 155.424° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
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. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20993 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20992 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20992 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.013 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20991 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.713 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20991 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20991 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20991 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.017 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20991 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.97 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20990 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.120 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20990 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.019 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20989 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20989 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20988 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.55 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20988 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20988 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20988 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20988 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20988 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20988 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20987 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 3.16 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20987 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.017 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20986 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20985 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20985 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.426 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20984 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20984 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20984 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.423 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20984 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20983 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.130 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20983 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20983 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.52 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20983 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.218 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20983 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20982 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20981 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 3.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20980 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.026 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20980 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20980 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20980 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.814 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 20980 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20979 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20979 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20979 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.324 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20978 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.225 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20978 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20977 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.710 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20977 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.38 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 20977 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20977 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20977 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 3.121 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20976 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.420 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20976 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.718 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20976 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.234 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20975 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.45 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20975 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 3.422 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20975 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20975 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.512 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20975 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.511 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20975 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20975 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19690439. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.