M1.9 earthquake 4 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Feb 5, 1972, 1:36 PM HST

UTC

1972-02-05 23:36:43 UTC

Depth

11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.403° N, 155.249° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast5 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast36 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast345 kmSE

After

1. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 5, 6:59 PM HST · 19961 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 5, 7:06 PM HST · 19961 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 6, 12:11 AM HST · 19961 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
4. 1.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 6, 8:26 AM HST · 19960 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.420 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 6, 9:41 AM HST · 19960 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.337 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Feb 6, 1:50 PM HST · 19960 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 6, 11:21 PM HST · 19960 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.535 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Feb 6, 11:26 PM HST · 19960 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
9. 2.738 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Feb 7, 12:15 AM HST · 19960 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.439 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Feb 7, 12:57 AM HST · 19960 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
11. 2.323 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 7, 4:24 PM HST · 19959 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 7, 5:03 PM HST · 19959 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 7, 5:35 PM HST · 19959 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.19 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 7, 6:01 PM HST · 19959 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
15. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 7, 6:16 PM HST · 19959 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
16. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 7, 10:28 PM HST · 19959 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
17. 3.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 7, 11:58 PM HST · 19959 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.333 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 1:08 AM HST · 19959 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
19. 2.738 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 1:16 AM HST · 19959 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 1:42 AM HST · 19959 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
21. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 1:45 AM HST · 19959 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
22. 2.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 1:58 AM HST · 19959 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
23. 1.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 5:56 AM HST · 19959 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
24. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 7:19 AM HST · 19958 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
25. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 7:33 AM HST · 19958 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
26. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 10:13 AM HST · 19958 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
27. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 2:22 PM HST · 19958 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
28. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 2:56 PM HST · 19958 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
29. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 6:10 PM HST · 19958 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
30. 2.318 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 7:03 PM HST · 19958 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
31. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 8:45 PM HST · 19958 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.536 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 11:10 PM HST · 19958 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
33. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 11:18 PM HST · 19958 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
34. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 11:20 PM HST · 19958 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
35. 2.529 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 11:27 PM HST · 19958 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
36. 2.641 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 11:29 PM HST · 19958 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
37. 2.637 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 11:30 PM HST · 19958 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
38. 2.6Hawaii region, HawaiiTue, Feb 8, 11:35 PM HST · 19958 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
39. 2.537 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Feb 9, 12:28 AM HST · 19958 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
40. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 9, 2:54 AM HST · 19958 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
41. 2.23 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 9, 3:06 AM HST · 19958 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
42. 2.823 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 9, 4:51 AM HST · 19958 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
43. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Feb 9, 6:03 AM HST · 19958 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
44. 2.530 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Feb 9, 7:03 AM HST · 19957 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
45. 2.835 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Feb 9, 6:54 PM HST · 19957 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
46. 2.640 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Feb 10, 3:13 AM HST · 19957 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
47. 2.522 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 10, 1:00 PM HST · 19956 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
48. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Feb 10, 5:01 PM HST · 19956 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
49. 2.822 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 10, 11:17 PM HST · 19956 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
50. 2.537 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Feb 11, 4:53 AM HST · 19956 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
51. 2.718 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 11, 7:51 AM HST · 19955 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
52. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 11, 11:31 AM HST · 19955 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
53. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 12, 9:38 AM HST · 19954 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
54. 2.410 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 12, 6:18 PM HST · 19954 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
55. 1.921 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 12, 10:40 PM HST · 19954 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
56. 2.732 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 12, 11:28 PM HST · 19954 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
57. 2.426 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 13, 12:26 PM HST · 19953 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
58. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 13, 5:55 PM HST · 19953 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
59. 2.53 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Feb 14, 4:10 AM HST · 19953 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
60. 2.643 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Feb 15, 3:07 AM HST · 19952 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 9:01 PM HST · 19962 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 4:27 PM HST · 19962 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.12 km ENE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 4:14 PM HST · 19962 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
4. 2.010 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 3:36 PM HST · 19962 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 1:10 PM HST · 19962 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 6:52 AM HST · 19963 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 6:43 AM HST · 19963 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.810 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 4:06 AM HST · 19963 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 3:25 AM HST · 19963 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 3:11 AM HST · 19963 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
11. 3.014 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 1:57 AM HST · 19963 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
12. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 1:54 AM HST · 19963 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 1:45 AM HST · 19963 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
14. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 4, 12:23 AM HST · 19963 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 8:50 PM HST · 19963 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.94 km S of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 5:25 PM HST · 19963 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 4:26 PM HST · 19963 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 2:37 PM HST · 19963 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
19. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 12:10 PM HST · 19963 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 3, 9:57 AM HST · 19963 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

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