M2.0 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Apr 7, 1972, 4:31 AM HST (14:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 21 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-04-07 14:31:50 UTC
- Depth
- 10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.340° N, 155.212° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 181°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
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
- 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19883 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.123 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19883 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19883 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.517 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 19882 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19881 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.429 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19881 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.237 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19880 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19880 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19880 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19880 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19880 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19879 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19879 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.539 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19879 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.940 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19879 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.99 km SSW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19879 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.843 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19879 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.712 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19878 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19877 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.713 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19877 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.713 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19877 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19877 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.133 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19877 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19876 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19876 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19876 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19876 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19876 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, HI · 19875 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19875 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.312 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19874 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19873 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.417 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.73 km W of Puako, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.539 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.910 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.835 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.531 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.429 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.835 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.835 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.526 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.429 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.939 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19871 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.418 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19871 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19871 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19870 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19870 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.611 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 19869 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.615 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 19869 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19869 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.49 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 19868 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.934 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19868 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19868 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19868 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19867 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19867 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
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