Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Sep 2, 1972, 5:54 PM HST (03:54 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 35 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-09-03 03:54:11 UTC
Depth
32.8 km (20.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.350° N, 155.295° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
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. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.117 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19740 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.712 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.735 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.434 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.735 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.220 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.834 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.434 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.433 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.533 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 3.134 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.537 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.335 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.435 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19739 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.44 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19738 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.434 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19738 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 3.0Hawaii region, Hawaii · 19738 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.433 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19738 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.939 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19738 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.939 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19738 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.740 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19737 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 3.125 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19737 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19736 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19736 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.23 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19736 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.73 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19736 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.913 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19735 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19735 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.69 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 19735 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.936 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19735 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19734 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19734 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19734 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19734 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19734 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19734 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19734 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 3.211 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19734 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19734 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19733 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19733 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19732 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19732 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19732 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19732 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.625 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19732 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19722321. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.