Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 16, 1972, 3:01 PM HST (01:01 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 44 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1972-01-17 01:01:59 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.334° N, 155.196° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
26

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. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19984 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19984 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19984 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19984 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.535 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19984 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.640 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19984 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.412 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19984 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19984 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19984 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19984 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19984 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.638 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19983 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19983 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.416 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19983 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19983 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19983 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19982 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.426 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19982 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19982 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19982 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19982 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19982 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 3.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19982 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19982 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19982 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19982 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.410 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.815 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.948 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.45 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.943 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.412 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19981 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.67 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19985 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.941 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19985 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19985 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19985 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19985 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.49 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19985 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19985 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.912 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.941 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720222. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.