Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jan 4, 1972, 2:18 AM HST (12:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 38 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1972-01-04 12:18:48 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.323° N, 155.194° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.416 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.039 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.61 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19994 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.425 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19994 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.329 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19994 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.823 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19994 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.225 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19994 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.723 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19994 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19994 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19994 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19994 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.641 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19994 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19993 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19993 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19992 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.035 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19992 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19992 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19992 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.38 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.043 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.80 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.542 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.30 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 3.443 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.543 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 3.55 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.426 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.73 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.728 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 4.1Hawaii region, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 52 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.532 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.939 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.839 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.74 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.935 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.33 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.718 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.614 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.930 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19995 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19996 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.744 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19996 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.114 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19996 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.224 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19996 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.421 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19996 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19996 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720064. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.