Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 10 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Aug 22, 1969, 8:49 PM GMT-10 (06:49 UTC), 31 km (19 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
1969-08-23 06:49:45 UTC
Depth
30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.364° N, 155.296° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
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. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.49 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.829 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.78 km SW of Hilo, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.513 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.414 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.325 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.324 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.718 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.712 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.219 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.614 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.931 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.120 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.917 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.712 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.616 km ENE of Pāhala, HI · 20804 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.83 km N of Puako, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.118 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.715 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.812 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.813 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.714 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.543 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.815 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.116 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.914 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.115 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.713 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.414 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.316 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.917 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.413 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.316 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.66 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.739 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19692149. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.