Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Sep 8, 1972, 5:42 PM HST (03:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-09-09 03:42:53 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.422° N, 155.378° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
16

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 184.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19722405. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.