Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Apr 12, 1972, 8:59 PM HST (06:59 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 13 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-04-13 06:59:28 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.340° N, 155.323° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
20

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. 2.713 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19877 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19877 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.133 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19877 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19876 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19876 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19876 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19876 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19876 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HI · 19875 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19875 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19874 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19873 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.417 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.73 km W of Puako, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.539 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.910 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.835 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.531 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.429 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.835 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.835 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.526 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.429 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.939 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19872 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19871 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.418 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19871 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19871 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19870 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19869 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.611 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 19869 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.615 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 19869 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19868 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.49 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 19868 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.934 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19868 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19868 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19868 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19867 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19867 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19867 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19867 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19866 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19866 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.913 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 19866 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19866 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19866 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 3.02 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19866 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.116 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19866 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19865 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 3.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19864 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19864 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.218 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19864 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19864 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.93 km NNW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19863 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.832 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19862 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19862 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.017 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19861 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.8Hawaii region, Hawaii · 19861 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.839 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19861 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19721206. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.