M2.3 earthquake 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Apr 26, 1969, 10:13 AM GMT-10

UTC

1969-04-26 20:13:19 UTC

Depth

13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.397° N, 155.294° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

15

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast8 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast40 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast341 kmSE

After

1. 2.416 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 26, 2:19 PM GMT-10 · 20978 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
2. 2.77 km SW of Captain Cook, HawaiiSat, Apr 26, 10:56 PM GMT-10 · 20978 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 27, 12:22 AM GMT-10 · 20977 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 27, 5:17 PM GMT-10 · 20977 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
5. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 28, 2:44 AM GMT-10 · 20976 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
6. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 28, 3:52 AM GMT-10 · 20976 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
7. 3.322 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 28, 4:48 AM GMT-10 · 20976 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.84 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 28, 10:05 AM GMT-10 · 20976 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.521 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 28, 4:11 PM GMT-10 · 20976 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 28, 10:36 PM GMT-10 · 20976 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
11. 1.67 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 29, 3:11 AM GMT-10 · 20975 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.819 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 29, 3:12 PM GMT-10 · 20975 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.818 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiTue, Apr 29, 7:15 PM GMT-10 · 20975 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
14. 1.816 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 29, 11:55 PM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
15. 1.78 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 1:17 AM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.337 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 2:02 AM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
17. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 3:19 AM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.85 km N of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 12:26 PM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 1:19 PM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.226 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 1:40 PM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
21. 2.122 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 5:22 PM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
22. 1.54 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 6:29 PM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
23. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 9:56 PM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
24. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 9:58 PM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 10:02 PM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.95 km ESE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 10:04 PM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
27. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 10:05 PM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
28. 1.94 km WSW of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 30, 10:16 PM GMT-10 · 20974 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
29. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 1, 6:33 AM GMT-10 · 20973 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
30. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 1, 10:51 AM GMT-10 · 20973 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
31. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 1, 12:30 PM GMT-10 · 20973 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
32. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 1, 2:56 PM GMT-10 · 20973 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 1, 10:24 PM GMT-10 · 20973 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
34. 2.46 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 2, 3:22 AM GMT-10 · 20972 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
35. 2.620 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, May 2, 2:14 PM GMT-10 · 20972 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
36. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 2, 3:29 PM GMT-10 · 20972 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
37. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 2, 8:56 PM GMT-10 · 20972 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 3, 12:01 AM GMT-10 · 20971 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
39. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 3, 8:46 AM GMT-10 · 20971 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
40. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 4, 3:21 AM GMT-10 · 20970 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
41. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 4, 9:56 AM GMT-10 · 20970 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
42. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 4, 12:20 PM GMT-10 · 20970 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
43. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, May 4, 12:27 PM GMT-10 · 20970 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
44. 1.87 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 4, 1:18 PM GMT-10 · 20970 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
45. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 4, 1:53 PM GMT-10 · 20970 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
46. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 4, 2:11 PM GMT-10 · 20970 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
47. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 4, 5:44 PM GMT-10 · 20970 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
48. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 4, 5:45 PM GMT-10 · 20970 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
49. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 4, 7:24 PM GMT-10 · 20970 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
50. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 4, 9:50 PM GMT-10 · 20970 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
51. 1.610 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 4, 11:00 PM GMT-10 · 20970 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
52. 3.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, May 5, 1:05 AM GMT-10 · 20969 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
53. 2.329 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, May 5, 1:14 AM GMT-10 · 20969 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
54. 2.325 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, May 5, 1:34 AM GMT-10 · 20969 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
55. 2.026 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 5, 3:03 AM GMT-10 · 20969 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
56. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 5, 3:38 AM GMT-10 · 20969 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.13 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 5, 5:37 AM GMT-10 · 20969 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
58. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 5, 8:25 AM GMT-10 · 20969 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
59. 1.915 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiTue, May 6, 12:47 AM GMT-10 · 20968 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
60. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 6, 10:29 AM GMT-10 · 20968 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.222 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Apr 26, 12:20 AM GMT-10 · 20978 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
2. 2.420 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 25, 9:18 PM GMT-10 · 20979 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 25, 9:14 PM GMT-10 · 20979 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.420 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 25, 8:01 PM GMT-10 · 20979 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.33 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 25, 5:36 PM GMT-10 · 20979 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.548 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Apr 25, 2:48 AM GMT-10 · 20979 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.511 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Apr 24, 11:53 PM GMT-10 · 20979 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.17 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Apr 24, 9:09 AM GMT-10 · 20980 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
9. 3.141 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 23, 2:44 PM GMT-10 · 20981 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
10. 2.416 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 21, 12:27 PM GMT-10 · 20983 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.122 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 21, 7:58 AM GMT-10 · 20983 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
12. 1.916 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 21, 7:47 AM GMT-10 · 20983 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 20, 8:57 PM GMT-10 · 20984 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
14. 2.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 20, 5:15 PM GMT-10 · 20984 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
15. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 20, 7:38 AM GMT-10 · 20984 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.416 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 19, 11:37 PM GMT-10 · 20984 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 19, 1:33 AM GMT-10 · 20985 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.511 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 19, 1:29 AM GMT-10 · 20985 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
19. 2.512 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 19, 1:24 AM GMT-10 · 20985 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
20. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 19, 12:48 AM GMT-10 · 20985 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19690608. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.