M3.0 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.0 (ml), minor

Local time

Thu, Aug 24, 1972, 10:38 AM HST

UTC

1972-08-24 20:38:02 UTC

Depth

15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.404° N, 155.290° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.43

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

50°

Stations used

23

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast7 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast39 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast341 kmSE

After

1. 1.915 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 26, 2:56 AM HST · 19750 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 26, 1:15 PM HST · 19750 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
3. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 26, 3:05 PM HST · 19749 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 26, 5:28 PM HST · 19749 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.615 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Aug 26, 5:56 PM HST · 19749 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
6. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 27, 3:23 AM HST · 19749 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.811 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Aug 27, 4:24 AM HST · 19749 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
8. 2.928 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Aug 27, 11:00 AM HST · 19749 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
9. 2.511 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Aug 27, 3:26 PM HST · 19748 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
10. 2.119 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Aug 27, 4:25 PM HST · 19748 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.73 km W of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiSun, Aug 27, 7:23 PM HST · 19748 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 27, 10:51 PM HST · 19748 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.224 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 28, 4:38 AM HST · 19748 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.918 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Aug 29, 5:10 PM HST · 19746 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 29, 10:43 PM HST · 19746 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 30, 10:07 AM HST · 19746 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
17. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 31, 6:27 AM HST · 19745 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.11 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Aug 31, 6:13 PM HST · 19744 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
19. 3.16 km ESE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 31, 11:13 PM HST · 19744 days ago · 44 km deep · 12 km away
20. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 2, 2:42 AM HST · 19743 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
21. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 2, 2:59 AM HST · 19743 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
22. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 2, 5:46 AM HST · 19743 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
23. 2.26 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 2, 6:46 AM HST · 19743 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
24. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 2, 5:54 PM HST · 19742 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
25. 2.72 km SE of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSun, Sep 3, 7:59 AM HST · 19742 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
26. 3.118 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 3, 2:34 PM HST · 19741 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 12:24 AM HST · 19740 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
28. 5.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 1:31 AM HST · 19740 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
29. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 1:41 AM HST · 19740 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
30. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 2:34 AM HST · 19740 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
31. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 5:19 AM HST · 19740 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
32. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 6:21 AM HST · 19740 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
33. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 6:53 AM HST · 19740 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
34. 1.712 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 5:40 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
35. 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 7:21 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
36. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 8:55 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
37. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 8:57 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
38. 2.735 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 9:06 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
39. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 10:26 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
40. 2.434 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 11:00 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
41. 2.735 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 11:06 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
42. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 11:30 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
43. 4.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 11:41 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
44. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 11:47 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
45. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 11:49 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
46. 2.220 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 5, 11:56 PM HST · 19739 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.834 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Sep 6, 12:01 AM HST · 19739 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
48. 2.434 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Sep 6, 12:19 AM HST · 19739 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
49. 2.433 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Sep 6, 12:40 AM HST · 19739 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
50. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 6, 2:38 AM HST · 19739 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
51. 2.533 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Sep 6, 3:21 AM HST · 19739 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
52. 3.134 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Sep 6, 3:52 AM HST · 19739 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
53. 2.537 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Sep 6, 3:58 AM HST · 19739 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
54. 3.335 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Sep 6, 4:02 AM HST · 19739 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
55. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 6, 4:12 AM HST · 19739 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
56. 2.435 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Sep 6, 6:58 AM HST · 19739 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
57. 2.44 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 6, 3:10 PM HST · 19738 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
58. 2.434 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Sep 7, 1:33 AM HST · 19738 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
59. 3.0Hawaii region, HawaiiThu, Sep 7, 1:45 AM HST · 19738 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
60. 2.433 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Sep 7, 1:54 AM HST · 19738 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away

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