Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jan 22, 1972, 2:38 AM HST (12:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 18 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-01-22 12:38:46 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.346° N, 155.204° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
19

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. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.529 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.641 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.637 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.6Hawaii region, Hawaii · 19950 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.537 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.23 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.823 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.530 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.835 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19949 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.640 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19948 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.522 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19948 days ago · 53 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19948 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.822 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19948 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.537 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19947 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.718 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19947 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19947 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19946 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.410 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19946 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.921 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19946 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.732 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19946 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.426 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19945 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19945 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.53 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19944 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.643 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.441 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.337 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19942 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19942 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 3.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19942 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 3.738 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19942 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.845 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.835 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 4.220 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19940 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 3.539 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19940 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.842 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19940 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 3.38 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19940 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19939 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.835 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19939 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 3.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.812 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.916 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 4.041 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19937 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.533 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19937 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.843 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19937 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.738 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19937 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720381. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.