Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Oct 14, 1969, 4:25 PM GMT-10 (02:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 11 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1969-10-15 02:25:15 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.324° N, 155.238° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
18

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.116 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.716 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.914 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.326 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20807 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.113 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.311 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.012 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20806 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.712 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.120 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.021 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20805 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.315 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.710 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20804 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.716 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.613 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20803 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.524 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.38 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20802 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20801 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.45 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20801 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 3.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20801 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HI · 20801 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.719 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20800 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 3.017 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20800 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.111 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20799 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.917 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20799 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.14 km WNW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 20799 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20798 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20798 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20798 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.28 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20797 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20797 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20796 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20796 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.029 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20796 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.99 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20796 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20795 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20795 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20795 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.425 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20795 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.024 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20795 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20794 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.312 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20794 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.119 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.110 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.216 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.812 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20808 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.16 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20809 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20809 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.328 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20809 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.315 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20809 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20810 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20810 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20810 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.02 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20810 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.016 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20810 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20810 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 20810 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.96 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20810 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19692964. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.