Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 9 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, May 15, 1972, 11:26 PM HST (09:26 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 14 km E of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-05-16 09:26:57 UTC
Depth
28.7 km (17.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.385° N, 155.303° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
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. 2.514 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19842 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.725 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19840 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19840 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19839 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19839 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.320 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19839 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19838 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.19 km SW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 19838 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19838 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19838 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19838 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.56 km E of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.112 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 3.014 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.532 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.418 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.16 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.61 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.97 km SE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.77 km SE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.64 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19833 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.120 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19833 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19833 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19832 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.511 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19831 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19830 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19721486. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.