Hawaii earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 10 km WSW of Volcano, HI

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Volcano, HI on Sat, May 24, 1969, 5:34 AM GMT-10 (15:34 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1969-05-24 15:34:52 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.392° N, 155.314° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.016 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.422 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.124 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.318 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.221 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20929 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.121 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.339 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.124 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.514 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.844 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.517 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.814 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 3.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20928 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 3.619 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.319 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.518 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.522 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.725 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 4.110 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20927 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.233 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20926 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.31 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20926 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.222 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20926 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.29 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20926 days ago · 34 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 4.228 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20926 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 3.524 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20926 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20926 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.516 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20926 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19691065. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.