M1.9 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Nov 18, 1972, 2:15 PM HST

UTC

1972-11-19 00:15:47 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.340° N, 155.223° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

149°

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast12 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast351 kmSE

After

1. 2.026 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 6:51 AM HST · 19665 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
2. 2.914 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 7:47 AM HST · 19665 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
3. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 12:09 PM HST · 19665 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
4. 3.723 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 5:39 PM HST · 19665 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
5. 3.013 km ESE of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Nov 19, 6:05 PM HST · 19665 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
6. 2.424 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 20, 8:33 AM HST · 19664 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
7. 3.516 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 20, 9:04 AM HST · 19664 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 21, 11:43 AM HST · 19663 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 21, 7:01 PM HST · 19663 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.49 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 22, 6:52 AM HST · 19662 days ago · 34 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 22, 1:05 PM HST · 19662 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
12. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 22, 5:33 PM HST · 19662 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Nov 22, 9:57 PM HST · 19662 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 23, 12:16 AM HST · 19661 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
15. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 23, 4:06 AM HST · 19661 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 23, 6:15 AM HST · 19661 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
17. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 23, 5:14 PM HST · 19661 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 23, 11:33 PM HST · 19660 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 25, 12:51 AM HST · 19659 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 25, 2:09 AM HST · 19659 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
21. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 25, 4:18 AM HST · 19659 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
22. 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 25, 11:25 AM HST · 19659 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
23. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 25, 5:00 PM HST · 19659 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
24. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 26, 5:14 AM HST · 19658 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
25. 2.215 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 26, 5:16 PM HST · 19658 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
26. 2.68 km SW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Nov 26, 7:32 PM HST · 19658 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
27. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 27, 12:51 AM HST · 19657 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
28. 2.216 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Nov 27, 5:19 AM HST · 19657 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
29. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 27, 2:35 PM HST · 19657 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
30. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 28, 2:05 AM HST · 19656 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
31. 2.620 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 29, 10:21 AM HST · 19655 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
32. 2.43 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Nov 29, 8:04 PM HST · 19655 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
33. 2.021 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 30, 2:51 PM HST · 19654 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
34. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 30, 6:08 PM HST · 19654 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
35. 2.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 3:15 AM HST · 19653 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
36. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 3:18 AM HST · 19653 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
37. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 5:31 AM HST · 19653 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
38. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 7:46 AM HST · 19653 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
39. 2.75 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 8:25 AM HST · 19653 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
40. 2.89 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 8:27 AM HST · 19653 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
41. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 1:03 PM HST · 19653 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
42. 3.08 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 1:59 PM HST · 19653 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
43. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 2:43 PM HST · 19653 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
44. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 7:43 PM HST · 19653 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
45. 2.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 5:01 AM HST · 19652 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
46. 2.317 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 1:19 PM HST · 19652 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 6:30 PM HST · 19651 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
48. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 11:26 PM HST · 19650 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
49. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 4:16 AM HST · 19650 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
50. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 2:55 PM HST · 19650 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
51. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 5:38 PM HST · 19650 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
52. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 5:42 PM HST · 19650 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
53. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 8:07 AM HST · 19648 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
54. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 1:04 PM HST · 19648 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
55. 2.26 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 9:10 PM HST · 19648 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
56. 3.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 10:25 AM HST · 19647 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
57. 2.51 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 11:59 AM HST · 19647 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
58. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 11:19 PM HST · 19647 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
59. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 2:47 AM HST · 19646 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
60. 3.113 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 4:34 AM HST · 19646 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

1. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 2:05 PM HST · 19666 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.53 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 11:29 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 10:58 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 10:48 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 10:19 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
6. 3.113 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 5:53 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 3:24 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 1:25 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 12:56 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.422 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiSat, Nov 18, 12:23 AM HST · 19666 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
11. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 11:34 PM HST · 19666 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 11:29 PM HST · 19666 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.322 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 8:31 PM HST · 19667 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 6:21 PM HST · 19667 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
15. 2.718 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 12:56 PM HST · 19667 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 11:54 AM HST · 19667 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 9:31 AM HST · 19667 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
18. 3.814 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 9:29 AM HST · 19667 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
19. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 17, 9:28 AM HST · 19667 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.87 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Nov 15, 5:23 PM HST · 19669 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19722872. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.