Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, May 15, 1972, 5:04 AM HST (15:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 25 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-05-15 15:04:28 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.313° N, 155.260° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

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. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19842 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19842 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19842 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19842 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19842 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.514 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.725 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19840 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19839 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19839 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19839 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19839 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.320 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19838 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19838 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.19 km SW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 19838 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19838 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.56 km E of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.112 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 3.014 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.532 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.418 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.16 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.61 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.97 km SE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.77 km SE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.64 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 19833 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19833 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19833 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19833 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19721484. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.