Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Aug 21, 1972, 4:14 AM HST (14:14 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-08-21 14:14:22 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.419° N, 155.413° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
12

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. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19754 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.616 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 19753 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19753 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19752 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.721 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19752 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19752 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19751 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.214 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19751 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19750 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19750 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19750 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19750 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.615 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19750 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19749 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.811 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19749 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.928 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19749 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.511 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19749 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19749 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.73 km W of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 19749 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19749 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.224 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19748 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.918 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19747 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19747 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19746 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19745 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.11 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19745 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 3.16 km ESE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19745 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19743 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19743 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19743 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.26 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19743 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19743 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.72 km SE of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 19742 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 3.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19742 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 5.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.712 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.735 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.434 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.735 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 4.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.220 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.834 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.434 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.433 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.533 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 3.134 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19722241. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.