M1.9 earthquake 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Mar 12, 1972, 10:55 AM HST

UTC

1972-03-12 20:55:55 UTC

Depth

-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.448° N, 155.405° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

198°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast18 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast45 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast329 kmSE

After

1. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 12:16 PM HST · 19925 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
2. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 5:04 PM HST · 19925 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
3. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 6:19 PM HST · 19925 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
4. 3.343 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 7:58 PM HST · 19925 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.718 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 8:51 PM HST · 19925 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.113 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 9:14 PM HST · 19925 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 11:29 PM HST · 19925 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 13, 2:16 AM HST · 19925 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
9. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 13, 2:34 AM HST · 19925 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
10. 2.45 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 13, 4:47 AM HST · 19925 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
11. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 13, 9:48 AM HST · 19924 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
12. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Mar 13, 8:16 PM HST · 19924 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
13. 2.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 13, 9:48 PM HST · 19924 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
14. 2.21 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 14, 12:42 AM HST · 19924 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
15. 2.521 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Mar 14, 2:10 AM HST · 19924 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
16. 2.820 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiTue, Mar 14, 11:08 AM HST · 19923 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
17. 2.015 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 14, 4:43 PM HST · 19923 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
18. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 14, 5:13 PM HST · 19923 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 14, 7:12 PM HST · 19923 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 14, 10:13 PM HST · 19923 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
21. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 14, 11:18 PM HST · 19923 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
22. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 15, 9:48 AM HST · 19922 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 15, 11:30 AM HST · 19922 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
24. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 15, 12:22 PM HST · 19922 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
25. 1.723 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Mar 15, 6:53 PM HST · 19922 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
26. 2.638 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Mar 15, 7:11 PM HST · 19922 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
27. 2.934 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 16, 1:37 AM HST · 19922 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
28. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 16, 3:07 AM HST · 19922 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
29. 2.017 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 16, 5:01 AM HST · 19922 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
30. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 16, 5:48 AM HST · 19922 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
31. 2.440 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 16, 9:02 AM HST · 19921 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
32. 2.38 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 16, 1:12 PM HST · 19921 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
33. 2.418 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 16, 11:24 PM HST · 19921 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
34. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 17, 3:46 AM HST · 19921 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
35. 2.412 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 17, 5:48 AM HST · 19921 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.510 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 18, 8:08 AM HST · 19919 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
37. 2.415 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 18, 9:45 AM HST · 19919 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
38. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 18, 3:06 PM HST · 19919 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
39. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 18, 7:17 PM HST · 19919 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
40. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 18, 7:28 PM HST · 19919 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
41. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 18, 7:49 PM HST · 19919 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
42. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 18, 7:52 PM HST · 19919 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
43. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 18, 8:07 PM HST · 19919 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
44. 2.224 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 19, 7:03 AM HST · 19919 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
45. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 19, 1:06 PM HST · 19918 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
46. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 19, 1:51 PM HST · 19918 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
47. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 19, 2:39 PM HST · 19918 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
48. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 20, 2:00 AM HST · 19918 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
49. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 20, 9:32 AM HST · 19917 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
50. 2.49 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 20, 9:56 AM HST · 19917 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
51. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 20, 2:32 PM HST · 19917 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
52. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 20, 3:18 PM HST · 19917 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
53. 2.718 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Mar 21, 9:37 AM HST · 19916 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
54. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 21, 9:32 PM HST · 19916 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
55. 2.642 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Mar 22, 7:33 AM HST · 19915 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
56. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 22, 4:12 PM HST · 19915 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
57. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Mar 22, 7:29 PM HST · 19915 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
58. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 23, 2:19 AM HST · 19915 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
59. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 23, 3:31 AM HST · 19915 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
60. 2.717 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 23, 5:29 AM HST · 19915 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 9:32 AM HST · 19925 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 8:40 AM HST · 19925 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
3. 2.412 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiSun, Mar 12, 5:51 AM HST · 19926 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
4. 2.017 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 11, 9:24 PM HST · 19926 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 11, 8:47 AM HST · 19926 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.417 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Mar 11, 8:02 AM HST · 19926 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
7. 2.917 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiSat, Mar 11, 2:48 AM HST · 19927 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.216 km SW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 6:16 PM HST · 19927 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
9. 2.534 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 4:05 PM HST · 19927 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 6:11 AM HST · 19928 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.538 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 4:17 AM HST · 19928 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
12. 4.118 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Mar 10, 3:13 AM HST · 19928 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 9:53 PM HST · 19928 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.535 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 3:53 PM HST · 19928 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
15. 2.823 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 9:09 AM HST · 19928 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
16. 2.537 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 6:13 AM HST · 19929 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
17. 2.737 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 3:38 AM HST · 19929 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
18. 3.637 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Mar 9, 3:11 AM HST · 19929 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
19. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 11:52 PM HST · 19929 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
20. 1.920 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 8, 9:27 PM HST · 19929 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19720894. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.