M2.8 earthquake 17 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 16, 1969, 11:37 PM GMT-10

UTC

1969-12-17 09:37:56 UTC

Depth

-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.303° N, 155.164° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

230°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

19

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast17 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast359 kmSE

After

1. 2.220 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 9:43 PM HST · 20711 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 2:23 PM HST · 20710 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
3. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 8:44 PM HST · 20710 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.618 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 11:07 PM HST · 20710 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
5. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 10, 5:48 AM HST · 20709 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.118 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 10, 6:56 PM HST · 20709 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.819 km S of Fern Forest, HISat, Jan 10, 7:09 PM HST · 20709 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
8. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 10, 7:41 PM HST · 20709 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.112 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 2:15 AM HST · 20708 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 9:30 AM HST · 20708 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 3:29 PM HST · 20708 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.015 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 3:55 PM HST · 20708 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.115 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 2:09 PM HST · 20707 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
14. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 5:16 PM HST · 20707 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 8:52 PM HST · 20707 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
16. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 6:29 AM HST · 20706 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.63 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 8:27 PM HST · 20706 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
18. 1.922 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 7:29 AM HST · 20705 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
19. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 12:15 PM HST · 20705 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
20. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 4:44 PM HST · 20705 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
21. 2.916 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 9:12 PM HST · 20705 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
22. 2.111 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 10:15 PM HST · 20705 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
23. 2.19 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 11:02 PM HST · 20705 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
24. 1.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 2:14 AM HST · 20704 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
25. 1.82 km SSE of Honomu, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 12:13 PM HST · 20704 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
26. 2.58 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 1:34 PM HST · 20704 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
27. 2.123 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 16, 12:50 AM HST · 20703 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
28. 1.612 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 16, 7:01 AM HST · 20703 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
29. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 16, 3:10 PM HST · 20703 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
30. 1.912 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiFri, Jan 16, 4:44 PM HST · 20703 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
31. 2.519 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Jan 17, 10:23 PM HST · 20702 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.917 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 18, 1:44 AM HST · 20701 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
33. 2.59 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 19, 8:08 AM HST · 20700 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
34. 1.82 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jan 19, 10:10 PM HST · 20700 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
35. 1.825 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 1:19 AM HST · 20699 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
36. 2.614 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 7:54 AM HST · 20699 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
37. 1.919 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 10:35 AM HST · 20699 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
38. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 6:02 PM HST · 20698 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
39. 2.120 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 8:16 PM HST · 20698 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
40. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 22, 12:29 AM HST · 20697 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
41. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 22, 12:31 AM HST · 20697 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 22, 12:55 AM HST · 20697 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
43. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 22, 1:11 AM HST · 20697 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
44. 1.62 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 22, 2:18 AM HST · 20697 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
45. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 22, 2:22 AM HST · 20697 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
46. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 22, 2:23 AM HST · 20697 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
47. 1.91 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 22, 3:36 AM HST · 20697 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
48. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 4:51 AM HST · 20696 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
49. 1.511 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 5:00 AM HST · 20696 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
50. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 11:08 AM HST · 20696 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
51. 3.211 km SSW of Waikoloa, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 2:54 PM HST · 20696 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
52. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 5:39 PM HST · 20696 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
53. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 7:16 PM HST · 20696 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
54. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 9:59 PM HST · 20696 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
55. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 10:26 PM HST · 20696 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
56. 2.414 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 1:52 AM HST · 20695 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.315 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 7:38 AM HST · 20695 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
58. 1.717 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 10:18 AM HST · 20695 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
59. 2.46 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 2:18 PM HST · 20695 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
60. 2.316 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 7:44 PM HST · 20695 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19693689. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.