M1.8 earthquake 4 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Jun 4, 1972, 8:28 PM HST

UTC

1972-06-05 06:28:46 UTC

Depth

20.5 km (12.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.420° N, 155.274° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

75°

Stations used

19

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast5 kmWSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast341 kmSE

After

1. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 5, 10:44 AM HST · 19844 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.511 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jun 6, 1:16 PM HST · 19843 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.15 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 7, 3:35 AM HST · 19843 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.915 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 7, 4:17 AM HST · 19843 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.318 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 7, 7:18 AM HST · 19843 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.315 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 7, 8:51 AM HST · 19843 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
7. 2.316 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 7, 1:43 PM HST · 19842 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.216 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 7, 3:50 PM HST · 19842 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 8, 12:26 AM HST · 19842 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 8, 6:12 AM HST · 19842 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 8, 9:55 AM HST · 19842 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.838 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Jun 8, 11:07 AM HST · 19841 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jun 8, 1:47 PM HST · 19841 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 9, 4:06 AM HST · 19841 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
15. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 10, 12:06 AM HST · 19840 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 10, 4:03 AM HST · 19840 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
17. 1.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 10, 11:03 AM HST · 19839 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.712 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiSat, Jun 10, 12:51 PM HST · 19839 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
19. 3.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 11, 10:34 AM HST · 19838 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 11, 1:00 PM HST · 19838 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
21. 2.08 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 11, 10:52 PM HST · 19838 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
22. 2.26 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 6:19 AM HST · 19838 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
23. 2.78 km W of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 4:06 PM HST · 19837 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
24. 2.56 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 4:35 PM HST · 19837 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
25. 2.324 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 5:29 PM HST · 19837 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
26. 2.56 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 12, 8:12 PM HST · 19837 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
27. 2.111 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jun 13, 1:44 AM HST · 19837 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
28. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 14, 3:03 AM HST · 19836 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
29. 2.48 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 14, 4:23 AM HST · 19836 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
30. 2.45 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 14, 7:54 AM HST · 19836 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
31. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 14, 8:03 PM HST · 19835 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
32. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 14, 8:06 PM HST · 19835 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.020 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 14, 8:14 PM HST · 19835 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
34. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 14, 11:40 PM HST · 19835 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
35. 2.412 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jun 15, 4:45 AM HST · 19835 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
36. 1.711 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 15, 6:05 AM HST · 19835 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
37. 2.914 km ESE of Waikoloa, HawaiiThu, Jun 15, 9:41 AM HST · 19835 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
38. 2.412 km ESE of Waikoloa, HawaiiThu, Jun 15, 1:55 PM HST · 19834 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
39. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 15, 10:36 PM HST · 19834 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
40. 2.012 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 16, 2:40 PM HST · 19833 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
41. 2.312 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 16, 3:06 PM HST · 19833 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
42. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 16, 6:59 PM HST · 19833 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
43. 2.313 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 16, 8:49 PM HST · 19833 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
44. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 17, 6:07 AM HST · 19833 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
45. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 17, 3:08 PM HST · 19832 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
46. 2.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 2:20 AM HST · 19832 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
47. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 4:29 AM HST · 19832 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
48. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 5:55 AM HST · 19832 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
49. 1.713 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 5:56 AM HST · 19832 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
50. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 11:00 AM HST · 19831 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
51. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jun 18, 1:58 PM HST · 19831 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
52. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 19, 10:40 AM HST · 19830 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
53. 2.410 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 19, 10:55 PM HST · 19830 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
54. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 20, 5:53 AM HST · 19830 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
55. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 20, 6:00 AM HST · 19830 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
56. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 1:17 AM HST · 19829 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
57. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 8:40 AM HST · 19829 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
58. 3.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 11:38 AM HST · 19828 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
59. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 4:31 PM HST · 19828 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
60. 2.52 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Jun 21, 8:14 PM HST · 19828 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.120 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 4, 12:49 AM HST · 19846 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.317 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 4, 12:28 AM HST · 19846 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
3. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 11:20 PM HST · 19846 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 5:48 PM HST · 19846 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.64 km E of Captain Cook, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 4:13 PM HST · 19846 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
6. 1.920 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 1:11 PM HST · 19846 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 12:52 PM HST · 19846 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.321 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 12:38 PM HST · 19846 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 11:32 AM HST · 19846 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.123 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 11:29 AM HST · 19846 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.819 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 11:11 AM HST · 19846 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.310 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 7:45 AM HST · 19847 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.77 km SE of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 5:51 AM HST · 19847 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
14. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 4:03 AM HST · 19847 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.97 km SE of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Jun 3, 3:25 AM HST · 19847 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.61 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 11:34 PM HST · 19847 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
17. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 7:26 PM HST · 19847 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 4:12 PM HST · 19847 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 10:34 AM HST · 19847 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.16 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 2, 9:51 AM HST · 19848 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19721692. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.