M2.5 earthquake 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Dec 14, 1969, 2:51 AM GMT-10 (12:51 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 24 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-12-14 12:51:47 UTC
- Depth
- 1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.294° N, 155.228° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 184°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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
- 3.224 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20717 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20717 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20716 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20716 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20716 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20715 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.419 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20715 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.917 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20713 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.817 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 20713 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20712 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.318 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20712 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20712 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20711 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20711 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20711 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.822 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 20711 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.220 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20711 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20710 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20710 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.618 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20710 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20709 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.118 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20709 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.819 km S of Fern Forest, HI · 20709 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20709 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.112 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20708 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20708 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20708 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.015 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20708 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.115 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20707 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20707 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20707 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20706 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.63 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20706 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.922 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20705 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20705 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20705 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20705 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.111 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20705 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.19 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20705 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20704 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.82 km SSE of Honomu, Hawaii · 20704 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.58 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20704 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20703 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.612 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20703 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20703 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.912 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20703 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.519 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20702 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.917 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20701 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.59 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20700 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.82 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20700 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.825 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20699 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20699 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.919 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20699 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20698 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.120 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20698 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.62 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19693663. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.