M2.1 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Mar 4, 1972, 4:28 PM HST

UTC

1972-03-05 02:28:34 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.307° N, 155.251° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

203°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast43 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast351 kmSE

After

1. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 4, 4:49 PM HST · 19934 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.613 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 1:45 PM HST · 19933 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.18 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 4:05 PM HST · 19933 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
4. 2.718 km SW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 5:14 PM HST · 19933 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.325 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 5, 10:08 PM HST · 19933 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.618 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 1:34 AM HST · 19932 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
7. 2.635 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 1:36 AM HST · 19932 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.912 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 7:27 AM HST · 19932 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 10:34 AM HST · 19932 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 4:59 PM HST · 19932 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 5:54 PM HST · 19932 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 6, 6:49 PM HST · 19932 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 7:08 AM HST · 19931 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.839 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Mar 7, 6:07 PM HST · 19931 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
15. 3.238 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 12:07 AM HST · 19930 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
16. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 1:53 AM HST · 19930 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 1:54 AM HST · 19930 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
18. 2.334 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 6:25 AM HST · 19930 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
19. 3.649 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 7:11 AM HST · 19930 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.635 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 7:45 AM HST · 19930 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
21. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 9:08 AM HST · 19930 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
22. 2.846 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 4:50 PM HST · 19930 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
23. 2.523 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 7:03 PM HST · 19930 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
24. 2.115 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 9:06 PM HST · 19930 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
25. 1.920 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 9:27 PM HST · 19930 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
26. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 11:52 PM HST · 19929 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
27. 3.637 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 3:11 AM HST · 19929 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
28. 2.737 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 3:38 AM HST · 19929 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
29. 2.537 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 6:13 AM HST · 19929 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
30. 2.823 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 9:09 AM HST · 19929 days ago · 49 km deep · 14 km away
31. 2.535 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 3:53 PM HST · 19929 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
32. 2.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 9:53 PM HST · 19929 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
33. 4.118 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 3:13 AM HST · 19928 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
34. 2.538 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 4:17 AM HST · 19928 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
35. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 6:11 AM HST · 19928 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
36. 2.534 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 4:05 PM HST · 19928 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
37. 2.216 km SW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 6:16 PM HST · 19928 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
38. 2.917 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiSat, Mar 11, 2:48 AM HST · 19927 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
39. 2.417 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Mar 11, 8:02 AM HST · 19927 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
40. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 11, 8:47 AM HST · 19927 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
41. 2.017 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 11, 9:24 PM HST · 19927 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
42. 2.412 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 5:51 AM HST · 19926 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
43. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 8:40 AM HST · 19926 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
44. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 9:32 AM HST · 19926 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
45. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 10:55 AM HST · 19926 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
46. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 12:16 PM HST · 19926 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
47. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 5:04 PM HST · 19926 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
48. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 6:19 PM HST · 19926 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
49. 3.343 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 7:58 PM HST · 19926 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
50. 2.718 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 8:51 PM HST · 19926 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
51. 2.113 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 9:14 PM HST · 19926 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
52. 1.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 11:29 PM HST · 19925 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
53. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 13, 2:16 AM HST · 19925 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 13, 2:34 AM HST · 19925 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
55. 2.45 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 13, 4:47 AM HST · 19925 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
56. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 13, 9:48 AM HST · 19925 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
57. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Mar 13, 8:16 PM HST · 19925 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
58. 2.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 13, 9:48 PM HST · 19925 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
59. 2.21 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 14, 12:42 AM HST · 19924 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
60. 2.521 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Mar 14, 2:10 AM HST · 19924 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.63 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Mar 3, 11:49 AM HST · 19935 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.841 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Mar 3, 11:31 AM HST · 19935 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
3. 4.140 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Mar 3, 8:09 AM HST · 19935 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
4. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Mar 3, 8:04 AM HST · 19935 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
5. 3.817 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Mar 3, 2:32 AM HST · 19935 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
6. 2.843 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 7:57 PM HST · 19936 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.835 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 2, 6:29 AM HST · 19936 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
8. 2.610 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 1, 3:20 PM HST · 19937 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
9. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 1, 4:15 AM HST · 19937 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.910 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 29, 10:16 PM HST · 19938 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 29, 9:40 PM HST · 19938 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.310 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 29, 9:14 PM HST · 19938 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.221 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 29, 6:13 PM HST · 19938 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
14. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 29, 4:21 AM HST · 19938 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
15. 3.07 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 28, 10:47 PM HST · 19939 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
16. 2.26 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Feb 28, 7:02 PM HST · 19939 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
17. 2.741 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Feb 28, 6:04 PM HST · 19939 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 28, 1:11 PM HST · 19939 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
19. 2.117 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 28, 11:33 AM HST · 19939 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.847 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Feb 28, 10:16 AM HST · 19939 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720839. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.