M1.6 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Jan 27, 1972, 8:27 AM HST

UTC

1972-01-27 18:27:00 UTC

Depth

1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.384° N, 155.246° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

106°

Stations used

12

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast7 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast346 kmSE

After

1. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 12:40 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 1:53 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 3:34 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 3:45 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
5. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 4:09 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 4:10 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.96 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 4:11 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
8. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 4:18 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
9. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 4:34 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 4:53 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
11. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 4:59 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 5:11 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 5:41 PM HST · 19973 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 1:06 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 1:58 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
16. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 2:57 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 3:08 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
18. 1.96 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 5:16 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 5:40 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:17 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
21. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:19 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
22. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:20 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
23. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:27 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
24. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:36 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
25. 1.67 km S of Volcano, HIFri, Jan 28, 6:40 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
26. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:41 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
27. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:43 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
28. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:45 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
29. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:46 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
30. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:48 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
31. 2.28 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:49 AM HST · 19972 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
32. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:13 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
33. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:14 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
34. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:16 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
35. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:19 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
36. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:21 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
37. 2.46 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:21 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
38. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:24 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
39. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:26 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
40. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:28 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
41. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:29 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
42. 1.67 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:30 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
43. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:32 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
44. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:33 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
45. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:34 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
46. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:36 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
47. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:49 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
48. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:50 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
49. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 9:51 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 10:14 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
51. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 10:31 AM HST · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
52. 4.344 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 2:14 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
53. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 3:11 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
54. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 5:30 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
55. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 9:10 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
56. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 10:11 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.531 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 10:22 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
58. 2.538 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 4:00 PM HST · 19971 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
59. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 4:24 PM HST · 19971 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
60. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 5:08 PM HST · 19971 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 7:50 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 6:43 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 6:41 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
4. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 5:52 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
5. 3.035 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 5:21 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 4:01 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 3:54 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 3:13 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 2:59 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.913 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 2:43 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 2:41 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 2:36 AM HST · 19973 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 12:29 AM HST · 19974 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
14. 1.919 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 27, 12:27 AM HST · 19974 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 11:07 PM HST · 19974 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
16. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 8:19 PM HST · 19974 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 8:18 PM HST · 19974 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 6:00 PM HST · 19974 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 3:52 PM HST · 19974 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
20. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 26, 11:42 AM HST · 19974 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720497. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.