M2.0 earthquake 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 30, 1972, 2:51 PM HST

UTC

1972-12-01 00:51:16 UTC

Depth

6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.408° N, 155.431° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

158°

Stations used

14

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast21 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast50 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast330 kmSE

After

1. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 30, 6:08 PM HST · 19653 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.216 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 3:15 AM HST · 19653 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
3. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 3:18 AM HST · 19653 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
4. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 5:31 AM HST · 19653 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 7:46 AM HST · 19653 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
6. 2.75 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 8:25 AM HST · 19653 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.89 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 8:27 AM HST · 19653 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
8. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 1:03 PM HST · 19652 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
9. 3.08 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 1:59 PM HST · 19652 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 2:43 PM HST · 19652 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 1, 7:43 PM HST · 19652 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 5:01 AM HST · 19652 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
13. 2.317 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 2, 1:19 PM HST · 19651 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
14. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 6:30 PM HST · 19650 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
15. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Dec 3, 11:26 PM HST · 19650 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
16. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 4:16 AM HST · 19650 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
17. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 2:55 PM HST · 19649 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 5:38 PM HST · 19649 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
19. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 4, 5:42 PM HST · 19649 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 8:07 AM HST · 19648 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
21. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 1:04 PM HST · 19647 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.26 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 6, 9:10 PM HST · 19647 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
23. 3.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 10:25 AM HST · 19647 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
24. 2.51 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 11:59 AM HST · 19647 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
25. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 7, 11:19 PM HST · 19646 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
26. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 2:47 AM HST · 19646 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
27. 3.113 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 4:34 AM HST · 19646 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
28. 2.610 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 7:05 AM HST · 19646 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
29. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 8, 9:28 AM HST · 19646 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
30. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 9, 5:38 PM HST · 19644 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
31. 2.633 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 12:44 AM HST · 19644 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
32. 2.314 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 12:58 AM HST · 19644 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
33. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 3:59 AM HST · 19644 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
34. 2.015 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 10:46 AM HST · 19644 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
35. 2.322 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 10, 9:55 PM HST · 19643 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
36. 2.87 km NNE of Kea‘au, HawaiiMon, Dec 11, 2:29 AM HST · 19643 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
37. 2.712 km NW of Mountain View, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 6:05 AM HST · 19642 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
38. 2.517 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 12, 1:38 PM HST · 19641 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
39. 2.37 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 5:03 AM HST · 19641 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
40. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 2:37 PM HST · 19640 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
41. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 4:59 PM HST · 19640 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
42. 2.26 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 10:18 PM HST · 19640 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
43. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 11:03 PM HST · 19640 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
44. 2.020 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 13, 11:21 PM HST · 19640 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
45. 2.29 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 1:34 AM HST · 19640 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
46. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 14, 3:06 AM HST · 19640 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
47. 2.320 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 12:03 PM HST · 19639 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.57 km W of Pepeekeo, HawaiiFri, Dec 15, 11:36 PM HST · 19638 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
49. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 17, 7:48 AM HST · 19637 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 17, 4:02 PM HST · 19636 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
51. 2.97 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 17, 6:16 PM HST · 19636 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
52. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 17, 9:00 PM HST · 19636 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
53. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 18, 5:34 AM HST · 19636 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.828 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiMon, Dec 18, 10:15 AM HST · 19636 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
55. 2.719 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 3:29 AM HST · 19635 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
56. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 19, 4:32 AM HST · 19635 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
57. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 20, 12:15 AM HST · 19634 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
58. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 20, 12:23 AM HST · 19634 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
59. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 20, 9:34 AM HST · 19634 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
60. 3.113 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Dec 20, 5:33 PM HST · 19633 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

1. 2.43 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Nov 29, 8:04 PM HST · 19654 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
2. 2.620 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 29, 10:21 AM HST · 19655 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 28, 2:05 AM HST · 19656 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
4. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 27, 2:35 PM HST · 19656 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
5. 2.216 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Nov 27, 5:19 AM HST · 19657 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
6. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 27, 12:51 AM HST · 19657 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.68 km SW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Nov 26, 7:32 PM HST · 19657 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.215 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 26, 5:16 PM HST · 19657 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 26, 5:14 AM HST · 19658 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
10. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 25, 5:00 PM HST · 19658 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 25, 11:25 AM HST · 19659 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 25, 4:18 AM HST · 19659 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 25, 2:09 AM HST · 19659 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 25, 12:51 AM HST · 19659 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 23, 11:33 PM HST · 19660 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
16. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 23, 5:14 PM HST · 19660 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
17. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 23, 6:15 AM HST · 19661 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
18. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 23, 4:06 AM HST · 19661 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 23, 12:16 AM HST · 19661 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19722954. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.