M1.9 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Apr 5, 1972, 7:38 PM HST

UTC

1972-04-06 05:38:54 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.308° N, 155.255° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

200°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

16

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

After

1. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 6:10 AM HST · 19883 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.612 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 6:13 AM HST · 19883 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 9:27 AM HST · 19883 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
4. 2.123 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 2:30 PM HST · 19883 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 15, 6:11 PM HST · 19883 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.517 km E of Kalaoa, HawaiiSun, Apr 16, 8:40 AM HST · 19882 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 17, 9:42 AM HST · 19881 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.429 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Apr 17, 5:10 PM HST · 19881 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
9. 3.237 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Apr 17, 8:16 PM HST · 19881 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 1:26 AM HST · 19880 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 10:38 AM HST · 19880 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 1:23 PM HST · 19880 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 1:31 PM HST · 19880 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
14. 3.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 18, 11:21 PM HST · 19880 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
15. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 12:18 AM HST · 19879 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.539 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 7:29 AM HST · 19879 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.940 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 10:05 AM HST · 19879 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
18. 3.99 km SSW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 10:16 AM HST · 19879 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.843 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 19, 12:01 PM HST · 19879 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
20. 2.712 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Apr 20, 3:01 PM HST · 19878 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
21. 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 1:02 AM HST · 19877 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
22. 2.713 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 1:03 AM HST · 19877 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
23. 2.713 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 1:37 AM HST · 19877 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
24. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 10:05 AM HST · 19877 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
25. 3.133 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 11:21 AM HST · 19877 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
26. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 21, 7:15 PM HST · 19877 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
27. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 22, 1:47 AM HST · 19876 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
28. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 22, 1:52 AM HST · 19876 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
29. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 22, 2:28 AM HST · 19876 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
30. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Apr 22, 4:48 AM HST · 19876 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
31. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HISun, Apr 23, 3:24 AM HST · 19875 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
32. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 23, 8:35 AM HST · 19875 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
33. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 24, 4:31 AM HST · 19874 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
34. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 12:55 PM HST · 19873 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
35. 2.417 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 9:39 PM HST · 19873 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
36. 2.73 km W of Puako, HawaiiTue, Apr 25, 10:49 PM HST · 19873 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
37. 2.539 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 3:47 AM HST · 19872 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
38. 2.910 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 4:13 AM HST · 19872 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
39. 2.835 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 4:48 AM HST · 19872 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
40. 2.531 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 5:46 AM HST · 19872 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
41. 2.429 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 6:25 AM HST · 19872 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
42. 2.835 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 6:29 AM HST · 19872 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
43. 2.835 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 6:35 AM HST · 19872 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
44. 2.526 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 6:45 AM HST · 19872 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
45. 2.429 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 6:48 AM HST · 19872 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
46. 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 7:03 AM HST · 19872 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
47. 2.939 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 7:10 AM HST · 19872 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
48. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 26, 9:34 AM HST · 19872 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
49. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 27, 7:38 AM HST · 19871 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
50. 2.418 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 27, 8:04 AM HST · 19871 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
51. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 27, 11:03 AM HST · 19871 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
52. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 27, 6:59 PM HST · 19871 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
53. 2.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 28, 2:10 PM HST · 19870 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.611 km SW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiSat, Apr 29, 6:23 AM HST · 19869 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
55. 2.615 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSat, Apr 29, 8:27 AM HST · 19869 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
56. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 29, 4:29 PM HST · 19869 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
57. 2.49 km S of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 29, 7:09 PM HST · 19869 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
58. 2.934 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Apr 29, 7:39 PM HST · 19869 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
59. 2.025 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 30, 1:46 AM HST · 19868 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
60. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 30, 10:30 AM HST · 19868 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19721141. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.