Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jun 12, 1972, 5:29 PM HST (03:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 18 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-06-13 03:29:13 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.440° N, 155.467° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
25

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. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.68 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.010 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19814 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.424 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.914 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.515 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19813 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19812 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.319 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19812 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19812 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19812 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19811 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19810 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19810 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.610 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19809 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19809 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.920 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19809 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.28 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19809 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19809 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.421 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19808 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19808 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.614 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 19808 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.534 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19807 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19807 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19806 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19806 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19806 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19805 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19805 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.69 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19805 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19804 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19804 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.95 km E of Paukaa, Hawaii · 19804 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19804 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.18 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19804 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19804 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19803 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.015 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19803 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19803 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19802 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19802 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.521 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19802 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19802 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19802 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19802 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19801 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19801 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19801 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.114 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19801 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.529 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19801 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19801 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19801 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19800 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19800 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19799 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19799 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19799 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19798 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19721749. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.