M2.0 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Sep 26, 1972, 10:28 PM HST

UTC

1972-09-27 08:28:57 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.325° N, 155.153° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

186°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

12

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast35 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast358 kmSE

After

1. 2.222 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 26, 11:04 PM HST · 19718 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.920 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 27, 1:59 AM HST · 19718 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
3. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 28, 4:19 PM HST · 19717 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 29, 12:26 AM HST · 19716 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 29, 5:19 AM HST · 19716 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 29, 7:26 PM HST · 19715 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 30, 10:37 AM HST · 19715 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 30, 4:42 PM HST · 19715 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 1, 2:15 AM HST · 19714 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
10. 2.429 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiMon, Oct 2, 10:11 AM HST · 19713 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
11. 2.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 2, 8:41 PM HST · 19712 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
12. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 5, 11:57 AM HST · 19710 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 6, 1:04 AM HST · 19709 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.822 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 6, 3:41 AM HST · 19709 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 6, 10:53 PM HST · 19708 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
16. 3.22 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 5:21 AM HST · 19707 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
17. 2.32 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 8:55 AM HST · 19707 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 9:05 AM HST · 19707 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 3:57 PM HST · 19707 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
20. 2.620 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 9:44 PM HST · 19706 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
21. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 8, 11:40 PM HST · 19706 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
22. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 12:54 AM HST · 19706 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
23. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 1:00 AM HST · 19706 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
24. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 9, 8:14 AM HST · 19706 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
25. 2.65 km SW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 7:11 AM HST · 19705 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
26. 3.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 10:55 AM HST · 19705 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 4:32 PM HST · 19705 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
28. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 6:49 PM HST · 19705 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
29. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 8:14 PM HST · 19704 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
30. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 8:21 PM HST · 19704 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
31. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 10, 8:32 PM HST · 19704 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
32. 3.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 8:37 PM HST · 19703 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
33. 2.622 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 11, 9:32 PM HST · 19703 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
34. 2.513 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 12, 7:40 AM HST · 19703 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
35. 2.214 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 12, 4:16 PM HST · 19703 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
36. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 12, 8:16 PM HST · 19702 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
37. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 12, 9:14 PM HST · 19702 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
38. 2.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 13, 7:34 AM HST · 19702 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
39. 2.66 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiFri, Oct 13, 2:27 PM HST · 19702 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
40. 2.418 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 13, 6:19 PM HST · 19702 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
41. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 15, 12:26 AM HST · 19700 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
42. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 16, 8:37 AM HST · 19699 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
43. 2.319 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Oct 16, 10:42 AM HST · 19699 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
44. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 7:01 AM HST · 19697 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
45. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 7:22 AM HST · 19697 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
46. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 11:17 AM HST · 19697 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
47. 2.410 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 1:52 PM HST · 19697 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
48. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 2:15 PM HST · 19697 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
49. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 3:01 PM HST · 19697 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
50. 2.611 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 7:59 PM HST · 19696 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
51. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 10:36 PM HST · 19696 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
52. 2.72 km W of Honalo, HawaiiWed, Oct 18, 10:56 PM HST · 19696 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
53. 2.228 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Oct 19, 4:14 AM HST · 19696 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
54. 2.813 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 19, 6:23 AM HST · 19696 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
55. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 19, 10:43 AM HST · 19696 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
56. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 19, 11:32 AM HST · 19696 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.4Hawaii region, HawaiiFri, Oct 20, 12:42 AM HST · 19695 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
58. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 20, 10:00 AM HST · 19695 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
59. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 20, 6:59 PM HST · 19695 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
60. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 20, 10:15 PM HST · 19694 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

1. 2.511 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 26, 8:45 PM HST · 19718 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
2. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 26, 1:55 PM HST · 19719 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
3. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 25, 11:58 PM HST · 19719 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 25, 6:31 PM HST · 19720 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.216 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 25, 6:00 PM HST · 19720 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
6. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 25, 5:52 PM HST · 19720 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
7. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 8:13 PM HST · 19720 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.014 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 4:13 PM HST · 19721 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 3:10 PM HST · 19721 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.36 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 2:58 PM HST · 19721 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.24 km WNW of Kea‘au, HawaiiSun, Sep 24, 4:01 AM HST · 19721 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
12. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 7:28 PM HST · 19721 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 10:18 AM HST · 19722 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 7:31 AM HST · 19722 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
15. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 23, 2:37 AM HST · 19722 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 5:31 PM HST · 19723 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
17. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 3:32 PM HST · 19723 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 22, 1:00 PM HST · 19723 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 21, 9:25 PM HST · 19723 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19722533. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.