Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 13, 1972, 5:55 PM HST (03:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 43 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-02-14 03:55:48 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.328° N, 155.142° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
22

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. 2.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19918 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.412 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 19917 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19917 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19917 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19917 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19917 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19917 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19917 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.343 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19917 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.718 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19917 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.113 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19917 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19917 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19916 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19916 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.45 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19916 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19916 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19916 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19916 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.21 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.521 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.820 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.015 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19914 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19914 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19914 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.723 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19914 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.638 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19914 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.934 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.017 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.440 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.38 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.418 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19912 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.412 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19912 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.510 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.415 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.224 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19910 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19910 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19910 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19910 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19909 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19909 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.49 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19909 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19909 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19909 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.718 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19908 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19908 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.642 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19907 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720751. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.