Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jun 5, 1972, 10:44 AM HST (20:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-06-05 20:44:34 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.333° N, 155.193° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
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. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19819 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19819 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19819 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19819 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19819 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19818 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19818 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19817 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19817 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19817 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19816 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19816 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19816 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19815 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.52 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19815 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19815 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19815 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19815 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.433 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.016 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.68 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.424 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.914 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.515 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19812 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 3.319 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19812 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19812 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19811 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19811 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19809 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19809 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.610 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19809 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19809 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.920 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19809 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.28 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19808 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19808 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.421 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19808 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19808 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.614 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 19808 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.534 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19807 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19807 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19806 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19806 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19806 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19805 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19805 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.69 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19805 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19804 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19804 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.95 km E of Paukaa, Hawaii · 19804 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19804 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.18 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19804 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19803 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19803 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19721693. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.