M1.6 earthquake 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Apr 1, 1972, 1:40 PM HST

UTC

1972-04-01 23:40:43 UTC

Depth

6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.338° N, 155.119° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

160°

Stations used

14

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast14 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast32 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast360 kmSE

After

1. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Apr 8, 5:05 AM HST · 19890 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
2. 3.015 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 8, 8:03 AM HST · 19890 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 8, 9:47 AM HST · 19890 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 8, 7:40 PM HST · 19890 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 8, 8:08 PM HST · 19890 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.414 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 9, 3:32 AM HST · 19889 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
7. 2.615 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 9, 4:42 AM HST · 19889 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 9, 6:31 AM HST · 19889 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 9, 8:03 AM HST · 19889 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
10. 3.016 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 9, 11:29 AM HST · 19889 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
11. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 9, 3:33 PM HST · 19889 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 9, 4:41 PM HST · 19889 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 9, 6:01 PM HST · 19889 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.744 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Apr 9, 11:13 PM HST · 19889 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
15. 3.038 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Apr 10, 5:19 AM HST · 19888 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
16. 2.117 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 10, 9:59 PM HST · 19888 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Apr 10, 11:20 PM HST · 19888 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
18. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 10, 11:32 PM HST · 19887 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.920 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 11, 11:24 AM HST · 19887 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.313 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Apr 11, 12:40 PM HST · 19887 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
21. 3.036 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Apr 11, 1:32 PM HST · 19887 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
22. 3.139 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Apr 11, 11:08 PM HST · 19887 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
23. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Apr 11, 11:54 PM HST · 19886 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
24. 2.647 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Apr 11, 11:58 PM HST · 19886 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
25. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 12, 12:23 AM HST · 19886 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
26. 2.327 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Apr 12, 12:47 AM HST · 19886 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
27. 2.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 12, 4:25 AM HST · 19886 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
28. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 12, 4:49 AM HST · 19886 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
29. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 12, 5:59 AM HST · 19886 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
30. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 12, 6:09 AM HST · 19886 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
31. 2.840 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 12, 2:37 PM HST · 19886 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
32. 2.614 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 12, 8:59 PM HST · 19886 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
33. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 13, 5:50 AM HST · 19885 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
34. 3.035 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Apr 14, 1:05 AM HST · 19884 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
35. 2.424 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 14, 6:26 AM HST · 19884 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
36. 2.5Hawaii region, HawaiiFri, Apr 14, 9:11 PM HST · 19884 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
37. 3.034 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 1:47 AM HST · 19883 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
38. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 2:19 AM HST · 19883 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
39. 3.04 km SW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 5:38 AM HST · 19883 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
40. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 6:10 AM HST · 19883 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
41. 2.612 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 6:13 AM HST · 19883 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
42. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 9:27 AM HST · 19883 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
43. 2.123 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 2:30 PM HST · 19883 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
44. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 6:11 PM HST · 19883 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
45. 2.517 km E of Kalaoa, HawaiiSun, Apr 16, 8:40 AM HST · 19882 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
46. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 17, 9:42 AM HST · 19881 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.429 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Apr 17, 5:10 PM HST · 19881 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
48. 3.237 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Apr 17, 8:16 PM HST · 19881 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
49. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 1:26 AM HST · 19880 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
50. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 10:38 AM HST · 19880 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 1:23 PM HST · 19880 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
52. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 1:31 PM HST · 19880 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
53. 3.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 11:21 PM HST · 19880 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
54. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 12:18 AM HST · 19879 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
55. 2.539 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 7:29 AM HST · 19879 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
56. 2.940 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 10:05 AM HST · 19879 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
57. 3.99 km SSW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 10:16 AM HST · 19879 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
58. 2.843 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 12:01 PM HST · 19879 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
59. 2.712 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Apr 20, 3:01 PM HST · 19878 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
60. 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 1:02 AM HST · 19877 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19721113. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.