M2.5 earthquake 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 7, 1972, 11:35 AM HST

UTC

1972-11-07 21:35:53 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.450° N, 155.412° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

71°

Stations used

19

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast19 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast46 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast328 kmSE

After

1. 2.416 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 7, 1:53 PM HST · 19677 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.423 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 1:03 AM HST · 19676 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.023 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 1:04 AM HST · 19676 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.59 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 6:41 PM HST · 19675 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.69 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 8:46 PM HST · 19675 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
6. 2.226 km WSW of Pepeekeo, HawaiiWed, Nov 8, 10:17 PM HST · 19675 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
7. 2.67 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 1:30 AM HST · 19675 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.317 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 8:57 AM HST · 19675 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
9. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Nov 9, 2:42 PM HST · 19675 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 3:40 AM HST · 19674 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 8:22 AM HST · 19674 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 3:00 PM HST · 19673 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 5:13 PM HST · 19673 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 10, 7:54 PM HST · 19673 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.26 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 12:34 PM HST · 19673 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.226 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 12:58 PM HST · 19673 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 2:03 PM HST · 19673 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 11, 10:34 PM HST · 19672 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.325 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 4:27 AM HST · 19672 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 12, 7:00 PM HST · 19671 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
21. 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 6:15 AM HST · 19671 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
22. 2.214 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 13, 5:08 PM HST · 19670 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
23. 2.519 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 6:59 AM HST · 19669 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
24. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 5:08 PM HST · 19668 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
25. 2.87 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 5:23 PM HST · 19668 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
26. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 9:28 AM HST · 19667 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
27. 3.814 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 9:29 AM HST · 19667 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
28. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 9:31 AM HST · 19667 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
29. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 11:54 AM HST · 19667 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
30. 2.718 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 12:56 PM HST · 19667 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
31. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 6:21 PM HST · 19666 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
32. 2.322 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 8:31 PM HST · 19666 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
33. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 11:29 PM HST · 19666 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
34. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 11:34 PM HST · 19666 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
35. 2.422 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 12:23 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
36. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 12:56 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
37. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 1:25 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
38. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 3:24 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
39. 3.113 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 5:53 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
40. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 10:19 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
41. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 10:48 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 10:58 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
43. 2.53 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 11:29 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
44. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 2:05 PM HST · 19666 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
45. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 2:15 PM HST · 19666 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
46. 2.026 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 6:51 AM HST · 19665 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.914 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 7:47 AM HST · 19665 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
48. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 12:09 PM HST · 19665 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
49. 3.723 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 5:39 PM HST · 19664 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
50. 3.013 km ESE of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 6:05 PM HST · 19664 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
51. 2.424 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 20, 8:33 AM HST · 19664 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
52. 3.516 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 20, 9:04 AM HST · 19664 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
53. 2.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 21, 11:43 AM HST · 19663 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
54. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 21, 7:01 PM HST · 19662 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
55. 2.49 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 22, 6:52 AM HST · 19662 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
56. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 22, 1:05 PM HST · 19662 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
57. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 22, 5:33 PM HST · 19661 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
58. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Nov 22, 9:57 PM HST · 19661 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
59. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 23, 12:16 AM HST · 19661 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
60. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 23, 4:06 AM HST · 19661 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

1. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Nov 7, 9:44 AM HST · 19677 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.021 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 6, 9:01 PM HST · 19677 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 6, 7:32 PM HST · 19677 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
4. 2.116 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 6, 9:56 AM HST · 19678 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
5. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 6, 6:44 AM HST · 19678 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.018 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 4, 10:23 PM HST · 19679 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.110 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 4, 8:00 PM HST · 19679 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 4, 4:58 PM HST · 19679 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
9. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 4, 2:36 PM HST · 19680 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
10. 4.114 km WNW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSat, Nov 4, 11:52 AM HST · 19680 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.914 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 3, 11:47 PM HST · 19680 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 3, 5:47 PM HST · 19680 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
13. 2.322 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 3, 5:35 PM HST · 19680 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19722774. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.