M2.2 earthquake 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jun 3, 1972, 12:52 PM HST (22:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 25 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-06-03 22:52:10 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.410° N, 155.418° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 210°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19845 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.64 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 19845 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19845 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19845 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19845 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.120 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19845 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19844 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19844 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.511 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19842 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19842 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.915 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19842 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19842 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.315 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19842 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.838 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19841 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19840 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19840 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19839 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19839 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19839 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.712 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 19838 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19838 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.08 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.26 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19837 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.78 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.56 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.324 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.56 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.111 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19836 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.48 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.45 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19835 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.412 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.914 km ESE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19834 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.412 km ESE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19833 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19833 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.012 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19832 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.312 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19832 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19832 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.313 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19832 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19832 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19831 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19831 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19831 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19831 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19831 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19831 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19830 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19830 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19829 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19845 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19845 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19845 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19845 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19846 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.77 km SE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19846 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19846 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.97 km SE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19846 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.61 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19846 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19846 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19846 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19847 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.16 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19847 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19847 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19847 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19847 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19847 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.418 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19847 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19847 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19847 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19721680. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.