Hawaii earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jan 18, 1972, 4:38 PM HST (02:38 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 38 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1972-01-19 02:38:43 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.457° N, 155.485° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.318 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.536 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.529 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.641 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.637 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.6Hawaii region, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.537 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.23 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.823 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.530 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.835 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.940 km SSW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.640 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19948 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.522 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19948 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19948 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.822 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19948 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.537 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19947 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.718 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19947 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19947 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19946 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.410 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19946 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.921 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19946 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.732 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19946 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.426 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19945 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19945 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.53 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19944 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.643 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.441 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.337 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19942 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19942 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 3.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19942 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 3.738 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19942 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.845 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.835 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 4.220 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19940 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 3.539 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19940 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.842 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19940 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 3.38 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19940 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720245. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.