M2.8 earthquake 0 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Jan 8, 1972, 3:27 PM HST

UTC

1972-01-09 01:27:16 UTC

Depth

33.1 km (20.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.448° N, 155.232° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

45°

Stations used

29

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast1 kmNNE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast32 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast343 kmSE

After

1. 2.542 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 8, 4:32 PM HST · 19993 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.30 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 8, 4:34 PM HST · 19993 days ago · 32 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 8, 8:15 PM HST · 19993 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
4. 3.443 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 9, 8:00 AM HST · 19993 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
5. 2.543 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 9, 8:05 AM HST · 19993 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
6. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 9, 3:32 PM HST · 19992 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 9, 3:38 PM HST · 19992 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
8. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 9, 5:30 PM HST · 19992 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
9. 3.55 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 9, 7:00 PM HST · 19992 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.426 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Jan 9, 8:11 PM HST · 19992 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
11. 1.73 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 12:02 AM HST · 19992 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 2:17 AM HST · 19992 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
13. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 2:22 AM HST · 19992 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 3:09 AM HST · 19992 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 3:28 AM HST · 19992 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 6:21 AM HST · 19992 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
17. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 6:32 AM HST · 19992 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
18. 2.728 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 7:36 AM HST · 19992 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
19. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 9:56 AM HST · 19992 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
20. 4.1Hawaii region, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 2:47 PM HST · 19991 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 2:50 PM HST · 19991 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
22. 2.614 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 3:41 PM HST · 19991 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
23. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 9:27 PM HST · 19991 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
24. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 10:44 PM HST · 19991 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
25. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 12:02 AM HST · 19991 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
26. 2.532 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 3:48 AM HST · 19991 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
27. 2.939 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 4:36 AM HST · 19991 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
28. 2.839 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 8:29 AM HST · 19991 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
29. 1.74 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 10:28 AM HST · 19991 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
30. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 10:31 AM HST · 19991 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
31. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 12:43 PM HST · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
32. 2.14 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 1:47 PM HST · 19990 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
33. 1.96 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 4:53 PM HST · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
34. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 5:58 PM HST · 19990 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
35. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 6:01 PM HST · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
36. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 7:12 PM HST · 19990 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
37. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 11:27 PM HST · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
38. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 3:29 AM HST · 19990 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
39. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 3:55 AM HST · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
40. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 6:03 AM HST · 19990 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
41. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 7:22 AM HST · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
42. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 8:07 AM HST · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
43. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 1:35 PM HST · 19989 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
44. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 5:32 PM HST · 19989 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
45. 2.638 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 8:34 PM HST · 19989 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
46. 2.513 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 9:25 PM HST · 19989 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
47. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 9:31 PM HST · 19989 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
48. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 10:09 PM HST · 19989 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
49. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 11:54 PM HST · 19989 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
50. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 1:25 AM HST · 19989 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
51. 2.110 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 2:07 AM HST · 19989 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
52. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 4:04 AM HST · 19989 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
53. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 5:08 AM HST · 19989 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
54. 3.035 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 6:44 AM HST · 19989 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
55. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 8:03 AM HST · 19989 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
56. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 8:06 AM HST · 19989 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 8:25 AM HST · 19989 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
58. 2.016 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 1:22 PM HST · 19988 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
59. 4.638 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 1:59 PM HST · 19988 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
60. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 6:16 PM HST · 19988 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 8, 2:13 PM HST · 19993 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
2. 3.043 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 8, 1:49 PM HST · 19993 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 8, 9:52 AM HST · 19994 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
4. 2.38 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Jan 8, 8:30 AM HST · 19994 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 8, 2:20 AM HST · 19994 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Jan 7, 2:16 AM HST · 19995 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 7, 1:49 AM HST · 19995 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
8. 3.035 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 11:09 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
9. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 4:44 PM HST · 19995 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 6, 12:09 AM HST · 19996 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 10:57 PM HST · 19996 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
12. 2.641 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 11:25 AM HST · 19996 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 9:02 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 5:35 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
15. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 3:08 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.723 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 3:01 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
17. 2.225 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 2:06 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.823 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 1:36 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
19. 2.329 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 5, 12:37 AM HST · 19997 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.425 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Jan 4, 8:40 PM HST · 19997 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720101. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.