Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Aug 28, 1969, 4:02 AM GMT-10 (14:02 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 15 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1969-08-28 14:02:59 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.373° N, 155.403° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20855 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.511 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20855 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.63 km S of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 20855 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20855 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20855 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20854 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20854 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20854 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.417 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20854 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20853 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20853 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20852 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.416 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20852 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20852 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20852 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20852 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HI · 20852 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.610 km SSW of Kapaau, Hawaii · 20852 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20851 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.716 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20850 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.415 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20850 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20850 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.53 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20849 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20848 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20848 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20848 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.729 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20847 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20847 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.34 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.42 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.72 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.73 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.47 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20846 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.617 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20845 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20845 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20845 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20844 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.818 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 20844 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.514 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20844 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.518 km SSE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 20844 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20843 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20843 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.03 km NNW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20843 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20843 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.12 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20843 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20843 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20843 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.85 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 20842 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.411 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20842 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20842 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.317 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20856 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20856 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.015 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20857 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20857 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.611 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20858 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.09 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 20858 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20858 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20859 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.622 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20859 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.119 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20859 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20860 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.526 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20860 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.59 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20860 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20860 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.810 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20861 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.330 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20862 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.425 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20862 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.93 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20862 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.218 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20863 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20863 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19692174. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.