Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, May 22, 1969, 2:37 AM GMT-10 (12:37 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km W of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1969-05-22 12:37:53 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.385° N, 155.255° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.95 km ENE of Honomu, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.52 km SSE of Puako, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.18 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.623 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.832 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.73 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.124 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20952 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20952 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.417 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20952 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20952 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20952 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.119 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20952 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20952 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20952 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.310 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.110 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 3.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 3.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 3.410 km WSW of Volcano, HI · 20951 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 3.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 3.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 3.212 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.513 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.48 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 3.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 3.710 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.415 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20951 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.123 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.114 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20953 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.82 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.89 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.63 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.45 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.118 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.219 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20954 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20955 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20955 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.121 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20955 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19690901. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.