Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 27, 1972, 7:50 AM HST (17:50 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 32 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-01-27 17:50:21 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.375° N, 155.236° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
10

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. 2.732 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19946 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.426 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19945 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19945 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.53 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19944 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.643 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.441 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.337 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19943 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19942 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19942 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19942 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.738 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19942 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.845 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.835 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.220 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19941 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19940 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 3.539 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19940 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.842 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19940 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 3.38 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19940 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19939 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.835 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19939 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 3.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.812 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.916 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19938 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 4.041 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19937 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.533 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19937 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.843 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19937 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.738 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19937 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19937 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19936 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19935 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19935 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19935 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19935 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19935 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.52 km SW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19934 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19934 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19934 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19934 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19934 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 4.06 km ESE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 19934 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 3.045 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19933 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.49 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19933 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.535 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19933 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.312 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 19932 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19931 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.215 km NW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 19931 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19931 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.847 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19930 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.117 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19930 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19930 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720496. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.