Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 24 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Aug 17, 1969, 7:21 AM GMT-10 (17:21 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 29 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-08-17 17:21:54 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.488° N, 155.461° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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 ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20809 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20809 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.415 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20809 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20809 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20809 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20809 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.613 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20809 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.413 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.112 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.014 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.227 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.115 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.214 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.414 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.116 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.49 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.829 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.78 km SW of Hilo, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.513 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 3.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.414 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.325 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.324 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.718 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.712 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.219 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.614 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.931 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.120 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.917 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 3.09 km S of Kapaau, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.712 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.616 km ENE of Pāhala, HI · 20804 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.83 km N of Puako, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.118 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.715 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.812 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.813 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.714 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19692097. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.