Hawaii earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Oct 31, 1969, 7:17 AM GMT-10 (17:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 1 km NNE of Mountain View, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1969-10-31 17:17:33 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.415° N, 155.419° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
19

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. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20761 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.318 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20761 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20761 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20761 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20761 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.311 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20761 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20760 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20760 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.3Hawaii region, Hawaii · 20759 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20759 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20758 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.31 km NNE of Mountain View, Hawaii · 20757 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.92 km NNE of Mountain View, Hawaii · 20757 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20757 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.216 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20757 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.223 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20756 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.811 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20756 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20756 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20756 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.69 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 20756 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20756 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 4.611 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 20756 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.920 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 20756 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.510 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20756 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20755 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20755 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20755 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.919 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20755 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20755 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.98 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20755 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20755 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20755 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20754 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20754 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20754 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20754 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20754 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20754 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20754 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.918 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 20753 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.016 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20753 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20753 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20753 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.212 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20753 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20753 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20752 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.610 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20752 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.214 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20752 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20751 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.916 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20751 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20750 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20750 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.512 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 20750 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20750 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.320 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20749 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20749 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 3.58 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20749 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.57 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20749 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.76 km ENE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20749 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20749 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19693121. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.