Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, HI

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, HI on Sun, Apr 23, 1972, 3:24 AM HST (13:24 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-04-23 13:24:12 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.305° N, 155.250° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
207°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

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. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19867 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19867 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19866 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19866 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19866 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.02 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19866 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.116 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19866 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19865 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19865 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19864 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.218 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19864 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19864 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.93 km NNW of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19863 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.832 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19862 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19862 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.017 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19861 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.8Hawaii region, Hawaii · 19861 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.839 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19861 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19860 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.221 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19859 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19859 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.536 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19859 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.413 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19858 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.521 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19858 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.52 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19858 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.87 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 19856 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19856 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19856 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.518 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 19855 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19854 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19854 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19854 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19854 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.321 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19854 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19853 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.317 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19853 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 3.310 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19853 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19853 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.49 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19852 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 3.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19852 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19852 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 3.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19851 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19851 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19851 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.324 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19850 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19850 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.417 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19850 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.811 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19849 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 3.319 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19849 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19849 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19848 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19848 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.96 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19848 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.26 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19848 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19847 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.911 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19846 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.621 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19845 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19845 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19844 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19844 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19721283. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.