Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, May 27, 1972, 5:02 AM HST (15:02 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 12 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-05-27 15:02:49 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.412° N, 155.276° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

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. 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19827 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.712 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 19827 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19826 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19826 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.08 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19825 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.26 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19825 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.78 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 19824 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.56 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19824 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.324 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19824 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.56 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19824 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.111 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19824 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19823 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.48 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19823 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.45 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19823 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19822 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19822 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19822 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19822 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.412 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19822 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19822 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.914 km ESE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19822 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.412 km ESE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19821 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19821 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.012 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19820 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.312 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19820 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19820 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.313 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19820 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19820 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19819 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19819 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19819 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19819 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19819 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19819 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19818 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19818 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19817 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19817 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19817 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19816 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19816 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 3.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19816 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19815 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.52 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19815 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19815 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19815 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19815 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.433 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.016 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.68 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.424 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.914 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.515 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19812 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19721601. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.