Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jul 29, 1969, 1:49 AM GMT-10 (11:49 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 18 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-07-29 11:49:03 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.338° N, 155.193° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20874 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20874 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.618 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20873 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20872 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20872 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20871 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.19 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20871 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.618 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20871 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.016 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20871 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20871 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20870 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20870 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20869 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20869 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20869 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20868 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.618 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20868 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.319 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20868 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.819 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 20868 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20867 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.28 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20867 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.45 km WSW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 20866 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.019 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.211 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.410 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.23 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 3.241 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 3.13 km NE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 20865 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20864 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20863 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.817 km W of Volcano, HI · 20863 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.426 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20862 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20861 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20861 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20861 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.918 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 20861 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20860 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20859 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20859 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 3.024 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20858 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.826 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20857 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.218 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20857 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20856 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.218 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20856 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.317 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20855 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.824 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20855 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20853 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20853 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.325 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20853 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20853 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20853 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20853 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20852 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20852 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20852 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.016 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20852 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20852 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20876 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20876 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20876 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20876 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20876 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.313 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20877 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20877 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.26 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20878 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20879 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20879 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20880 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20881 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20881 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19691963. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.