M2.3 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, May 27, 1972, 11:14 AM HST

UTC

1972-05-27 21:14:53 UTC

Depth

11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.373° N, 155.397° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

20

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast19 kmWSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast51 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast335 kmSE

After

1. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, May 27, 6:51 PM HST · 19852 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 28, 5:13 PM HST · 19851 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.419 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, May 28, 10:31 PM HST · 19850 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 29, 2:59 AM HST · 19850 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
5. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 29, 8:30 AM HST · 19850 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.320 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 29, 9:55 PM HST · 19849 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 30, 7:19 AM HST · 19849 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
8. 3.19 km SW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiTue, May 30, 9:46 AM HST · 19849 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
9. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 30, 9:56 AM HST · 19849 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 30, 7:10 PM HST · 19849 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
11. 3.052 km WSW of Captain Cook, HawaiiTue, May 30, 7:22 PM HST · 19848 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 30, 8:27 PM HST · 19848 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
13. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 31, 1:00 AM HST · 19848 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
14. 2.314 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 31, 3:40 AM HST · 19848 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.56 km E of Kealakekua, HawaiiWed, May 31, 7:27 AM HST · 19848 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 31, 7:28 PM HST · 19847 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 31, 7:29 PM HST · 19847 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
18. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 31, 7:30 PM HST · 19847 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.112 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 31, 10:09 PM HST · 19847 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
20. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 31, 10:22 PM HST · 19847 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
21. 3.014 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiThu, Jun 1, 2:20 AM HST · 19847 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
22. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 1, 4:44 AM HST · 19847 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
23. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 1, 5:23 AM HST · 19847 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
24. 2.532 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jun 1, 9:44 AM HST · 19847 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
25. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 1, 1:32 PM HST · 19847 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
26. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 1, 8:57 PM HST · 19846 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
27. 2.023 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jun 1, 10:00 PM HST · 19846 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
28. 2.418 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 12:50 AM HST · 19846 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
29. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 1:14 AM HST · 19846 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
30. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 3:21 AM HST · 19846 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
31. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 6:27 AM HST · 19846 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
32. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 9:03 AM HST · 19846 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.16 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 9:51 AM HST · 19846 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
34. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 10:34 AM HST · 19846 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
35. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 4:12 PM HST · 19846 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
36. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 7:26 PM HST · 19845 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
37. 2.61 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 11:34 PM HST · 19845 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
38. 2.97 km SE of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 3:25 AM HST · 19845 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
39. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 4:03 AM HST · 19845 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
40. 2.77 km SE of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 5:51 AM HST · 19845 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
41. 2.310 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 7:45 AM HST · 19845 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
42. 2.819 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 11:11 AM HST · 19845 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.123 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 11:29 AM HST · 19845 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
44. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 11:32 AM HST · 19845 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
45. 2.321 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 12:38 PM HST · 19845 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
46. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 12:52 PM HST · 19845 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
47. 1.920 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 1:11 PM HST · 19845 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
48. 2.64 km E of Captain Cook, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 4:13 PM HST · 19845 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
49. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 5:48 PM HST · 19845 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 11:20 PM HST · 19844 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
51. 2.317 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 4, 12:28 AM HST · 19844 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
52. 2.120 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 4, 12:49 AM HST · 19844 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
53. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 4, 8:28 PM HST · 19843 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
54. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 5, 10:44 AM HST · 19843 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
55. 2.511 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jun 6, 1:16 PM HST · 19842 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
56. 2.15 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 7, 3:35 AM HST · 19841 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
57. 1.915 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 7, 4:17 AM HST · 19841 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
58. 2.318 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 7, 7:18 AM HST · 19841 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
59. 2.315 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 7, 8:51 AM HST · 19841 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
60. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 7, 1:43 PM HST · 19841 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 3.725 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, May 27, 10:36 AM HST · 19852 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
2. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 27, 5:02 AM HST · 19852 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
3. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 27, 2:00 AM HST · 19852 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.514 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, May 26, 7:06 PM HST · 19853 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
5. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 26, 11:52 AM HST · 19853 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 26, 11:48 AM HST · 19853 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 26, 10:01 AM HST · 19853 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 26, 3:54 AM HST · 19853 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
9. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 26, 2:45 AM HST · 19853 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.64 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 26, 1:56 AM HST · 19853 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 26, 1:46 AM HST · 19853 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.417 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, May 25, 9:42 PM HST · 19853 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 25, 6:51 PM HST · 19854 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.537 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, May 25, 6:29 PM HST · 19854 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
15. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 25, 5:21 PM HST · 19854 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
16. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 25, 5:11 PM HST · 19854 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
17. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 25, 3:34 PM HST · 19854 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
18. 2.126 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 25, 1:40 PM HST · 19854 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
19. 3.026 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 25, 1:19 PM HST · 19854 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
20. 2.122 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 25, 10:09 AM HST · 19854 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19721608. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC.