M2.3 earthquake 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Fri, Jan 28, 1972, 10:14 AM HST

UTC

1972-01-28 20:14:16 UTC

Depth

2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.378° N, 155.241° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

114°

Stations used

18

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast7 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast347 kmSE

After

1. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 10:31 AM HST · 19970 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 4.344 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 2:14 AM HST · 19970 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 3:11 AM HST · 19970 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
4. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 5:30 AM HST · 19970 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 9:10 AM HST · 19969 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 10:11 AM HST · 19969 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.531 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 10:22 AM HST · 19969 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
8. 2.538 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 4:00 PM HST · 19969 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
9. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 4:24 PM HST · 19969 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 5:08 PM HST · 19969 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 8:44 PM HST · 19969 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
12. 1.814 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 10:49 PM HST · 19969 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.842 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 29, 10:56 PM HST · 19969 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.838 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Jan 30, 3:02 AM HST · 19969 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 30, 6:57 AM HST · 19969 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 30, 2:19 PM HST · 19968 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 30, 2:25 PM HST · 19968 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
18. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 30, 3:19 PM HST · 19968 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 30, 5:38 PM HST · 19968 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 31, 12:35 AM HST · 19968 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
21. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 31, 1:24 PM HST · 19967 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
22. 2.215 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 31, 3:53 PM HST · 19967 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
23. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 31, 10:18 PM HST · 19967 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
24. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 1, 10:32 AM HST · 19966 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 1, 12:16 PM HST · 19966 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
26. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 1, 12:20 PM HST · 19966 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
27. 2.934 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Feb 1, 1:52 PM HST · 19966 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
28. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 1, 11:52 PM HST · 19966 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
29. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 2, 12:13 AM HST · 19966 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
30. 1.78 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 2, 12:24 AM HST · 19966 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
31. 2.411 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 2, 1:50 AM HST · 19966 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
32. 2.313 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 2, 2:07 AM HST · 19966 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
33. 3.513 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Feb 2, 5:53 AM HST · 19966 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
34. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 2, 7:51 AM HST · 19966 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
35. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 2, 6:04 PM HST · 19965 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
36. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 2, 6:09 PM HST · 19965 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
37. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 2, 8:18 PM HST · 19965 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
38. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 2, 8:20 PM HST · 19965 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
39. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 2, 8:29 PM HST · 19965 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
40. 2.46 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 1:02 AM HST · 19965 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
41. 2.23 km E of Mountain View, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 2:03 AM HST · 19965 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
42. 2.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 6:43 AM HST · 19965 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
43. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 6:57 AM HST · 19965 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
44. 2.511 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 7:04 AM HST · 19965 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
45. 2.740 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 8:45 AM HST · 19965 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
46. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 9:57 AM HST · 19964 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
47. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 12:10 PM HST · 19964 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 2:37 PM HST · 19964 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
49. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 4:26 PM HST · 19964 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
50. 2.94 km S of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 5:25 PM HST · 19964 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
51. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 8:50 PM HST · 19964 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
52. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 12:23 AM HST · 19964 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
53. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 1:45 AM HST · 19964 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
54. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 1:54 AM HST · 19964 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
55. 3.014 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 1:57 AM HST · 19964 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
56. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 3:11 AM HST · 19964 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 3:25 AM HST · 19964 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
58. 2.810 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 4:06 AM HST · 19964 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
59. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 6:43 AM HST · 19964 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
60. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 6:52 AM HST · 19964 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 9:51 AM HST · 19970 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:50 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:49 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:36 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:34 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
6. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:33 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
7. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:32 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
8. 1.67 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:30 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:29 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
10. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:28 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:26 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
12. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:24 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
13. 2.46 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:21 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:21 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
15. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:19 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
16. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:16 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:14 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
18. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 7:13 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
19. 2.28 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:49 AM HST · 19971 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 28, 6:48 AM HST · 19971 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720584. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:38 AM UTC.