Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, May 9, 1969, 4:48 AM GMT-10 (14:48 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 22 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-05-09 14:48:02 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.401° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
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. 2.822 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20935 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.333 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20935 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20935 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20934 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.629 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20934 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.54 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20934 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20934 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20933 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20933 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.05 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20933 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20932 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20932 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20932 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20932 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.016 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20932 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.70 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20932 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20932 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20931 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20931 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20931 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.122 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20931 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.217 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20931 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.616 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20931 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20930 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.020 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20930 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.226 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20930 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20930 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.119 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20930 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20930 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20930 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.443 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 4.016 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.422 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 3.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.124 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.318 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.221 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.121 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.339 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.124 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 7 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 hv19690763. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.