Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Apr 15, 1969, 3:56 PM GMT-10 (01:56 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-04-16 01:56:05 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.439° N, 155.467° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
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. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.310 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.110 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.410 km WSW of Volcano, HI · 20940 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.513 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.48 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 3.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20940 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 3.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.415 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 3.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.65 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.218 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 3.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.017 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20939 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 3.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20938 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.118 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20938 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20938 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20938 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.525 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20938 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.423 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20938 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.82 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20937 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.87 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20937 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.419 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20937 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20937 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19690571. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.