Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Nov 9, 1969, 3:31 AM GMT-10 (13:31 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
1969-11-09 13:31:24 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.325° N, 155.279° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20784 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20784 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20783 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.47 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20783 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.27 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20783 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20783 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20783 days ago · 44 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.57 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20783 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.612 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.19 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.139 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.73 km ENE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.311 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.712 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.516 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.216 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.76 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.76 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.69 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.610 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.210 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.412 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.610 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.512 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 3.321 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20782 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.815 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20781 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20781 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20781 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.511 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20781 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.711 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20781 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.641 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20780 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.29 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20780 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.026 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20780 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20780 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20780 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 3.06 km WSW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 20780 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20780 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.111 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20779 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 3.531 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20779 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.226 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20779 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.324 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20779 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.414 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20779 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20779 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20778 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20778 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.813 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20778 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20778 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.718 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20777 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.27 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 3.010 km N of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 3.110 km SSW of Puako, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.021 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20776 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.118 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20784 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.620 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20784 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.627 km NE of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii · 20785 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.619 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20785 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20785 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20786 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.65 km WNW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20786 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.712 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20786 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.724 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 20786 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.414 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20786 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.815 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20786 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20786 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.617 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20786 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.56 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20787 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.511 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20787 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20787 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20787 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.53 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20787 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.57 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20787 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20788 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19693249. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC.