M2.1 earthquake 4 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Jan 11, 1972, 1:47 PM HST

UTC

1972-01-11 23:47:45 UTC

Depth

2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.428° N, 155.269° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

179°

Stations used

9

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast4 kmWSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast36 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast341 kmSE

After

1. 1.96 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 4:53 PM HST · 19986 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 5:58 PM HST · 19986 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 6:01 PM HST · 19986 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 7:12 PM HST · 19986 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
5. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 11:27 PM HST · 19986 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 3:29 AM HST · 19986 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 3:55 AM HST · 19985 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 6:03 AM HST · 19985 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 7:22 AM HST · 19985 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 8:07 AM HST · 19985 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
11. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 1:35 PM HST · 19985 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 5:32 PM HST · 19985 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.638 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 8:34 PM HST · 19985 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.513 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 9:25 PM HST · 19985 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
15. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 9:31 PM HST · 19985 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 10:09 PM HST · 19985 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 12, 11:54 PM HST · 19985 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 1:25 AM HST · 19985 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.110 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 2:07 AM HST · 19985 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 4:04 AM HST · 19984 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
21. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 5:08 AM HST · 19984 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
22. 3.035 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 6:44 AM HST · 19984 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
23. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 8:03 AM HST · 19984 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
24. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 8:06 AM HST · 19984 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
25. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 8:25 AM HST · 19984 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
26. 2.016 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 1:22 PM HST · 19984 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
27. 4.638 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 1:59 PM HST · 19984 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
28. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 6:16 PM HST · 19984 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
29. 3.141 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jan 13, 8:07 PM HST · 19984 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
30. 2.9Hawaii region, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 12:29 AM HST · 19984 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
31. 2.85 km ENE of Kealakekua, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 3:24 AM HST · 19984 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
32. 2.531 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 4:41 AM HST · 19983 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
33. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 11:55 AM HST · 19983 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
34. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 12:16 PM HST · 19983 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
35. 2.941 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 12:23 PM HST · 19983 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
36. 2.418 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 2:35 PM HST · 19983 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
37. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 4:26 PM HST · 19983 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
38. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 4:33 PM HST · 19983 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
39. 1.816 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 10:28 PM HST · 19983 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
40. 2.912 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 10:29 PM HST · 19983 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
41. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 3:45 AM HST · 19982 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 4:30 AM HST · 19982 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
43. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 4:56 AM HST · 19982 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
44. 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 5:35 AM HST · 19982 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
45. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 7:31 AM HST · 19982 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
46. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 12:02 PM HST · 19982 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
47. 2.49 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 2:13 PM HST · 19982 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
48. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 2:56 AM HST · 19982 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
49. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 3:45 AM HST · 19981 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
50. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 4:01 AM HST · 19981 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.941 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 4:11 AM HST · 19981 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
52. 1.67 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 4:22 AM HST · 19981 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
53. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 3:01 PM HST · 19981 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
54. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 6:25 PM HST · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
55. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 6:54 PM HST · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
56. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 9:10 PM HST · 19981 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
57. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 9:17 PM HST · 19981 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
58. 2.535 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 11:20 PM HST · 19981 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
59. 2.640 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 1:38 AM HST · 19981 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
60. 2.412 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 2:53 AM HST · 19981 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 12:43 PM HST · 19986 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 10:31 AM HST · 19986 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
3. 1.74 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 10:28 AM HST · 19986 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.839 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 8:29 AM HST · 19986 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
5. 2.939 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 4:36 AM HST · 19986 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.532 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 3:48 AM HST · 19986 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 11, 12:02 AM HST · 19987 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 10:44 PM HST · 19987 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 9:27 PM HST · 19987 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.614 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 3:41 PM HST · 19987 days ago · 52 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 2:50 PM HST · 19987 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
12. 4.1Hawaii region, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 2:47 PM HST · 19987 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
13. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 9:56 AM HST · 19987 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.728 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 7:36 AM HST · 19987 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 6:32 AM HST · 19987 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 6:21 AM HST · 19987 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 3:28 AM HST · 19988 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 3:09 AM HST · 19988 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 2:22 AM HST · 19988 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 10, 2:17 AM HST · 19988 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720149. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:58 AM UTC.