Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Mar 1, 1972, 4:15 AM HST (14:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 17 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-03-01 14:15:11 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.306° N, 155.252° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, 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. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.014 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19905 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.537 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19904 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19904 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19904 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19904 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.012 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 19904 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.733 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19904 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.329 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19903 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.533 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19903 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.632 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19903 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19902 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19902 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19902 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.633 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19902 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19901 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19901 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19901 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19901 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.411 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.949 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.433 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.026 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.514 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.414 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.828 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.625 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19900 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.536 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 3.234 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.944 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.517 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 3.436 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.729 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.832 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.738 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.834 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.536 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.834 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.59 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.32 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.535 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.534 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.534 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 4.012 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19899 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720828. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.