Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Oct 4, 1969, 1:44 AM GMT-10 (11:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 17 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-10-04 11:44:18 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.309° N, 155.220° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20781 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20781 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.116 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20781 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20781 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20780 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.321 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20780 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20779 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20779 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20778 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20778 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.19 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.18 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.18 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.312 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.917 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.411 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 3.68 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.613 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.510 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.012 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 3.08 km NE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.011 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 3.78 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.510 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.511 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.59 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 3.516 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 3.411 km S of Pa‘auilo, HI · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.420 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.512 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.512 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.33 km ESE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.64 km ENE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.613 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.66 km ESE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.56 km W of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.53 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.95 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 3.74 km E of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.58 km W of Laupāhoehoe, HI · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.57 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.53 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.511 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.56 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.617 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.815 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.414 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.724 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19692585. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.