Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Dec 10, 1969, 4:13 AM GMT-10 (14:13 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-12-10 14:13:58 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.325° N, 155.202° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

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. 1.95 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20727 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.221 km N of Pāhala, HI · 20727 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20726 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20726 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.618 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20726 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20726 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20725 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.018 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20725 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.64 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20725 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.325 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20725 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20725 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.221 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20725 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.98 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20725 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.210 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20725 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20725 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20725 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20724 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20724 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.018 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20724 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20724 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 3.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20723 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20722 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20722 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20722 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 3.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20722 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20722 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20722 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20722 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20722 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.514 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.819 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.019 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.37 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 3.816 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.014 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20721 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20720 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.614 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20719 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20719 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20719 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20718 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 3.224 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20716 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20716 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20716 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20716 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 3.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20715 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20715 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.419 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20714 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.917 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20712 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.817 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 20712 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20712 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.318 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20712 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19693613. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC.