M2.0 earthquake 17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Mon, Dec 8, 1969, 11:51 AM GMT-10

UTC

1969-12-08 21:51:49 UTC

Depth

9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.369° N, 155.384° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

110°

Stations used

15

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast18 kmWSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast50 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast336 kmSE

After

1. 2.37 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 12:24 AM GMT-10 · 20752 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.82 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 12:45 AM GMT-10 · 20752 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
3. 2.114 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 5:09 PM GMT-10 · 20751 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
4. 2.211 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 6:10 PM GMT-10 · 20751 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
5. 3.29 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 10:56 PM GMT-10 · 20751 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 11:01 PM GMT-10 · 20751 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 11:05 PM GMT-10 · 20751 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.221 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 1:06 AM GMT-10 · 20751 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
9. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 4:13 AM GMT-10 · 20751 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.55 km N of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 12:44 PM GMT-10 · 20750 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
11. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 5:53 PM GMT-10 · 20750 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 6:17 PM GMT-10 · 20750 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
13. 1.618 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 10, 11:50 PM GMT-10 · 20750 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 12:01 AM GMT-10 · 20750 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 1:58 AM GMT-10 · 20750 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
16. 3.512 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 2:19 AM GMT-10 · 20750 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 4:57 AM GMT-10 · 20750 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
18. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 11, 10:21 AM GMT-10 · 20749 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 3:59 AM GMT-10 · 20749 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 10:40 AM GMT-10 · 20748 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
21. 2.521 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 2:58 PM GMT-10 · 20748 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
22. 3.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 6:27 PM GMT-10 · 20748 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
23. 3.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 6:29 PM GMT-10 · 20748 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
24. 1.79 km NW of Mountain View, HawaiiFri, Dec 12, 7:50 PM GMT-10 · 20748 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
25. 2.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 12:43 AM GMT-10 · 20748 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
26. 1.926 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 3:03 AM GMT-10 · 20748 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
27. 2.817 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 8:59 AM GMT-10 · 20747 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
28. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 13, 4:21 PM GMT-10 · 20747 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
29. 2.516 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 2:51 AM GMT-10 · 20747 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
30. 2.716 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 11:00 AM GMT-10 · 20746 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
31. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 11:42 PM GMT-10 · 20746 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
32. 2.010 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 5:50 AM GMT-10 · 20746 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 7:34 AM GMT-10 · 20746 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
34. 2.613 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 7:57 AM GMT-10 · 20746 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
35. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 12:30 PM GMT-10 · 20745 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
36. 3.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 6:39 PM GMT-10 · 20745 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
37. 2.76 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 10:03 PM GMT-10 · 20745 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
38. 2.021 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 6:59 PM GMT-10 · 20744 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
39. 2.817 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 11:37 PM GMT-10 · 20744 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
40. 2.918 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 17, 8:43 AM GMT-10 · 20743 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
41. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 18, 10:00 AM GMT-10 · 20742 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
42. 1.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 3:16 AM GMT-10 · 20741 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
43. 1.918 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 9:10 PM GMT-10 · 20740 days ago · 43 km deep · 17 km away
44. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 21, 4:12 AM GMT-10 · 20740 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
45. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 21, 4:48 AM GMT-10 · 20740 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
46. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 21, 2:47 PM GMT-10 · 20739 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
47. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 21, 3:16 PM GMT-10 · 20739 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
48. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 21, 5:12 PM GMT-10 · 20739 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
49. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 1:03 AM GMT-10 · 20739 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
50. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 1:08 AM GMT-10 · 20739 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
51. 2.116 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 4:25 AM GMT-10 · 20739 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
52. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 6:37 AM GMT-10 · 20739 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
53. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 8:54 AM GMT-10 · 20738 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
54. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 10:50 AM GMT-10 · 20738 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
55. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 12:07 PM GMT-10 · 20738 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
56. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 1:08 PM GMT-10 · 20738 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
57. 3.615 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 4:14 PM GMT-10 · 20738 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
58. 2.416 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 4:16 PM GMT-10 · 20738 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
59. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 4:39 PM GMT-10 · 20738 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
60. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 5:42 PM GMT-10 · 20738 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.66 km NE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 11:13 AM GMT-10 · 20752 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.211 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 10:59 AM GMT-10 · 20752 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 7:44 AM GMT-10 · 20753 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 4:20 AM GMT-10 · 20753 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 7, 8:35 PM GMT-10 · 20753 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.314 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 7, 2:26 PM GMT-10 · 20753 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
7. 1.94 km E of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 7, 11:36 AM GMT-10 · 20753 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.864 km SSE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Dec 7, 9:36 AM GMT-10 · 20753 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
9. 3.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 10:34 PM GMT-10 · 20754 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.916 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 8:22 PM GMT-10 · 20754 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 6:45 PM GMT-10 · 20754 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
12. 2.523 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 1:28 PM GMT-10 · 20754 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 7:34 AM GMT-10 · 20755 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.38 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 7:01 AM GMT-10 · 20755 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
15. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 3:30 PM GMT-10 · 20755 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.216 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 2:23 AM GMT-10 · 20756 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 1:30 AM GMT-10 · 20756 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.613 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 11:36 AM GMT-10 · 20756 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
19. 2.63 km ESE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 10:12 AM GMT-10 · 20756 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 8:31 PM GMT-10 · 20757 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19693602. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.