Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Aug 9, 1969, 1:12 AM GMT-10 (11:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-08-09 11:12:27 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.348° N, 155.226° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
17

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. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20836 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.34 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20835 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20835 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20835 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20834 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.42 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20834 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20834 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20834 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20834 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20834 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20834 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.72 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20834 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20834 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20834 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20834 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.47 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20834 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.617 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20833 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20833 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20833 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20833 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.818 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 20833 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.514 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20832 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.518 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 20832 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20832 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20832 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.03 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20831 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20831 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.12 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20831 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20831 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20831 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.85 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 20830 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.411 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20830 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20830 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.412 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20830 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.015 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20829 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.210 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20828 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20828 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20827 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20827 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.415 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20827 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 3.018 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 20827 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20826 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.48 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20826 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20826 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.517 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20826 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20825 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20825 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20825 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.85 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20824 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.314 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20824 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.611 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 20824 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20824 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20824 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.612 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20823 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.519 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20823 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.621 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20823 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20823 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 3.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20823 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20822 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 3.012 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20822 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19692055. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.