M1.9 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Jan 1, 1972, 5:17 AM HST

UTC

1972-01-01 15:17:56 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.305° N, 155.244° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

208°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

19

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast43 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 1, 6:07 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.26 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 1, 8:18 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
3. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 1, 8:19 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 1, 1:16 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 1, 3:55 PM HST · 19996 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.917 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 1, 6:46 PM HST · 19996 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
7. 3.110 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 7:59 AM HST · 19996 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 10:13 AM HST · 19996 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
9. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 10:18 AM HST · 19996 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
10. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 11:55 AM HST · 19996 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 12:31 PM HST · 19996 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
12. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 1:04 PM HST · 19996 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.538 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 2:20 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 3:46 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
15. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 5:25 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 6:34 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
17. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 7:55 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 9:30 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 9:33 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.021 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 9:35 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
21. 1.96 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 2, 11:11 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
22. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 2:55 AM HST · 19995 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
23. 2.520 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 3:35 AM HST · 19995 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
24. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 4:51 AM HST · 19995 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
25. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 7:16 AM HST · 19995 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
26. 2.421 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 7:51 AM HST · 19995 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
27. 2.224 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 9:43 AM HST · 19995 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
28. 2.114 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 10:50 AM HST · 19995 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
29. 2.744 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 12:19 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
30. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 12:46 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
31. 2.930 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 2:31 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
32. 2.614 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 5:51 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.317 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 9:04 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
34. 2.718 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 9:36 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
35. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 9:47 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
36. 2.018 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 9:49 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
37. 2.33 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 9:59 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
38. 2.935 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 10:22 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
39. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 10:39 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
40. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 10:40 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
41. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 11:12 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 11:40 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
43. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 11:56 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
44. 2.018 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 3, 11:59 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
45. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 4, 2:18 AM HST · 19994 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
46. 2.416 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Jan 4, 5:37 AM HST · 19994 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
47. 3.039 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Jan 4, 5:43 AM HST · 19994 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
48. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 4, 7:00 AM HST · 19994 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
49. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 4, 7:08 AM HST · 19994 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
50. 2.61 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 4, 11:36 AM HST · 19994 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
51. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 4, 12:08 PM HST · 19994 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
52. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 4, 5:50 PM HST · 19993 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
53. 2.425 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Jan 4, 8:40 PM HST · 19993 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
54. 2.329 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 12:37 AM HST · 19993 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
55. 2.823 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 1:36 AM HST · 19993 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
56. 2.225 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 2:06 AM HST · 19993 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
57. 2.723 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 3:01 AM HST · 19993 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
58. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 3:08 AM HST · 19993 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
59. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 5:35 AM HST · 19993 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
60. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 9:02 AM HST · 19993 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.533 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 1, 1:32 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
2. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jan 1, 12:54 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 1, 12:48 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 11:08 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.24 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 10:41 PM HST · 19997 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
6. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 9:01 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 8:39 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
8. 3.138 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 8:08 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
9. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 7:52 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 6:30 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 5:13 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 3:39 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.96 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 3:33 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.411 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 2:36 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
15. 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 2:01 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
16. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 12:21 PM HST · 19998 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
17. 3.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 9:11 AM HST · 19998 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
18. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 8:34 AM HST · 19998 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 8:23 AM HST · 19998 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
20. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 6:57 AM HST · 19998 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720004. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.