M2.3 earthquake 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Sep 16, 1972, 7:58 PM HST

UTC

1972-09-17 05:58:30 UTC

Depth

29.8 km (18.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.328° N, 155.248° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

140°

Stations used

20

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast41 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast350 kmSE

After

1. 3.15 km NW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSat, Sep 16, 8:03 PM HST · 19728 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
2. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 17, 11:14 AM HST · 19728 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 17, 12:42 PM HST · 19728 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Sep 17, 10:57 PM HST · 19727 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
5. 2.425 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 3:06 AM HST · 19726 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 3:39 PM HST · 19726 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 3.322 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 3:56 PM HST · 19726 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 4:27 PM HST · 19726 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 19, 8:14 PM HST · 19725 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 20, 11:45 AM HST · 19725 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.45 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 20, 11:05 PM HST · 19724 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
12. 2.024 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 21, 12:56 AM HST · 19724 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 21, 9:25 PM HST · 19723 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 1:00 PM HST · 19723 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 3:32 PM HST · 19723 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
16. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 5:31 PM HST · 19723 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
17. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 2:37 AM HST · 19722 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 7:31 AM HST · 19722 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 10:18 AM HST · 19722 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 7:28 PM HST · 19722 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.24 km WNW of Kea‘au, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 4:01 AM HST · 19721 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
22. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 2:58 PM HST · 19721 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
23. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 3:10 PM HST · 19721 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
24. 2.014 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 4:13 PM HST · 19721 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
25. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 8:13 PM HST · 19720 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
26. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 25, 5:52 PM HST · 19720 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
27. 2.216 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 25, 6:00 PM HST · 19720 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
28. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 25, 6:31 PM HST · 19720 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
29. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 25, 11:58 PM HST · 19719 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
30. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 26, 1:55 PM HST · 19719 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
31. 3.119 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiTue, Sep 26, 4:16 PM HST · 19719 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
32. 2.511 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 26, 8:45 PM HST · 19718 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
33. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 26, 10:28 PM HST · 19718 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.222 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 26, 11:04 PM HST · 19718 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
35. 1.920 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 27, 1:59 AM HST · 19718 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
36. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 28, 4:19 PM HST · 19717 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
37. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 29, 12:26 AM HST · 19716 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
38. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 29, 5:19 AM HST · 19716 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
39. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 29, 7:26 PM HST · 19716 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
40. 2.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 30, 10:37 AM HST · 19715 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
41. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 30, 4:42 PM HST · 19715 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 1, 2:15 AM HST · 19714 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
43. 2.429 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiMon, Oct 2, 10:11 AM HST · 19713 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
44. 2.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 2, 8:41 PM HST · 19712 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
45. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 5, 11:57 AM HST · 19710 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
46. 2.88 km NE of Puako, HawaiiThu, Oct 5, 3:47 PM HST · 19710 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
47. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 6, 1:04 AM HST · 19709 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
48. 2.822 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 6, 3:41 AM HST · 19709 days ago · 48 km deep · 13 km away
49. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 6, 10:53 PM HST · 19708 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
50. 3.22 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 5:21 AM HST · 19707 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
51. 2.32 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 8:55 AM HST · 19707 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
52. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 9:05 AM HST · 19707 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
53. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 3:57 PM HST · 19707 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
54. 2.620 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 9:44 PM HST · 19706 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
55. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 11:40 PM HST · 19706 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
56. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 12:54 AM HST · 19706 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
57. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 1:00 AM HST · 19706 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
58. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 8:14 AM HST · 19706 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
59. 2.65 km SW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 7:11 AM HST · 19705 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
60. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 10:55 AM HST · 19705 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

1. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 16, 9:56 AM HST · 19729 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
2. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 16, 4:06 AM HST · 19729 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
3. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 16, 3:02 AM HST · 19729 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 16, 1:07 AM HST · 19729 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 15, 11:21 AM HST · 19730 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
6. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 14, 10:03 PM HST · 19730 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.516 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 14, 9:26 PM HST · 19730 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.712 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiThu, Sep 14, 6:20 PM HST · 19731 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
9. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 14, 12:05 PM HST · 19731 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 14, 10:26 AM HST · 19731 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.518 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 14, 12:36 AM HST · 19731 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
12. 3.021 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 1:40 PM HST · 19732 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.625 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 8:57 AM HST · 19732 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
14. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 7:49 AM HST · 19732 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 7:48 AM HST · 19732 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 13, 7:19 AM HST · 19732 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
17. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 12, 1:43 PM HST · 19733 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
18. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 11:45 AM HST · 19734 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 11, 11:40 AM HST · 19734 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 10, 11:19 PM HST · 19734 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19722467. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.