Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Feb 16, 1972, 3:52 AM HST (13:52 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-02-16 13:52:31 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.308° N, 155.214° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

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. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19916 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19916 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.45 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19916 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19916 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19916 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19916 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.21 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.521 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.820 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.015 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19915 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19914 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19914 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19914 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.723 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19914 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.638 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19914 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.934 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.017 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.440 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.38 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.418 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19913 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19912 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.412 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19912 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.510 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.415 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19911 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.224 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19910 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19910 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19910 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19910 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19909 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19909 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.49 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19909 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19909 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19909 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.718 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19908 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19908 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.642 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19907 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19907 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19907 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19906 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19906 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.717 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19906 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.014 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720761. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.