Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 15, 1969, 7:57 AM GMT-10 (17:57 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 17 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1969-12-15 17:57:57 UTC
Depth
29.2 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.344° N, 155.310° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
17

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. 2.419 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20715 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.917 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20713 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.817 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 20713 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20712 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.318 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20712 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20712 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20711 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20711 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20711 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.822 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 20711 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.220 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 20711 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20710 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20710 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.618 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20710 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20709 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.118 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20709 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.819 km S of Fern Forest, HI · 20709 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20709 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.112 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20708 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20708 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20708 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.015 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20708 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.115 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20707 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20707 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20707 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20706 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.63 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20706 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.922 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20705 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20705 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20705 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.916 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20705 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.111 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20705 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.19 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20705 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20704 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.82 km SSE of Honomu, Hawaii · 20704 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.58 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20704 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20703 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.612 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20703 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20703 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.912 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20703 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.519 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20702 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.917 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20701 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.59 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20700 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.82 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20700 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.825 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20699 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20699 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.919 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20699 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20698 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.120 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20698 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.62 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.91 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20697 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20696 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20696 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20696 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19693672. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.