Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Oct 10, 1969, 11:07 PM GMT-10 (09:07 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 20 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-10-11 09:07:15 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.404° N, 155.435° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
15

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. 2.420 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.512 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.512 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.33 km ESE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.64 km ENE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.613 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.66 km ESE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.56 km W of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.53 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.95 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.74 km E of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.58 km W of Laupāhoehoe, HI · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.57 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.53 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20775 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.511 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.56 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.617 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.815 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.414 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20774 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.724 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 20773 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.712 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20773 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.65 km WNW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20773 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20773 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20773 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.619 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20772 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.627 km NE of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · 20772 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.620 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20771 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.118 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20771 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20771 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20771 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20771 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 4.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20771 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.47 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20771 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.27 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20771 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.57 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.612 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 3.19 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.139 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.73 km ENE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.311 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.712 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.516 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.216 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.76 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.76 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20770 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.69 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20769 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.610 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20769 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.210 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20769 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.412 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20769 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.610 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20769 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.512 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20769 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19692896. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.