M1.9 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Dec 25, 1972, 6:03 AM HST

UTC

1972-12-25 16:03:23 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.377° N, 155.396° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast18 kmWSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast50 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast335 kmSE

After

1. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 7:17 AM HST · 19629 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
2. 3.20 km NW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 10:08 PM HST · 19629 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
3. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 26, 2:06 AM HST · 19628 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.723 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 26, 6:02 PM HST · 19628 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 26, 9:01 PM HST · 19628 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
6. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 27, 8:00 AM HST · 19627 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.021 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 29, 7:54 PM HST · 19625 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 29, 11:32 PM HST · 19625 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
9. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 30, 3:33 AM HST · 19624 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 30, 11:40 AM HST · 19624 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
11. 2.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 30, 2:42 PM HST · 19624 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.123 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 4:00 AM HST · 19623 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 12:37 PM HST · 19623 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
14. 1.913 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 31, 9:58 PM HST · 19623 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
15. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 7:14 PM HST · 19622 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 1, 8:19 PM HST · 19622 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 6:59 PM HST · 19621 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
18. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 7:30 PM HST · 19621 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
19. 3.610 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 8:20 PM HST · 19621 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
20. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 2, 9:03 PM HST · 19621 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
21. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 3, 3:32 AM HST · 19620 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
22. 3.038 km SW of Captain Cook, HawaiiWed, Jan 3, 6:07 AM HST · 19620 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
23. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 4, 1:47 AM HST · 19619 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
24. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 4, 2:15 AM HST · 19619 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
25. 2.87 km WNW of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Jan 4, 3:22 AM HST · 19619 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
26. 2.016 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 4, 4:28 PM HST · 19619 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
27. 2.417 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 4, 7:12 PM HST · 19619 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
28. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 4, 10:03 PM HST · 19619 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
29. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 5, 6:25 AM HST · 19618 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
30. 2.330 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Jan 6, 1:12 PM HST · 19617 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
31. 2.38 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jan 6, 8:16 PM HST · 19617 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
32. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 10:27 PM HST · 19616 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
33. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 10:58 PM HST · 19616 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
34. 2.32 km NNW of Mountain View, HawaiiSun, Jan 7, 11:08 PM HST · 19616 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
35. 3.14 km SW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 10:51 AM HST · 19615 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
36. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 8, 11:40 PM HST · 19615 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
37. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 1:27 AM HST · 19614 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
38. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 6:35 AM HST · 19614 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
39. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 6:51 AM HST · 19614 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
40. 2.511 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 10:41 AM HST · 19614 days ago · 53 km deep · 11 km away
41. 2.46 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 9, 7:52 PM HST · 19614 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
42. 2.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 10:54 AM HST · 19613 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 10, 1:28 PM HST · 19613 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
44. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 11, 5:22 PM HST · 19612 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
45. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 12, 3:36 AM HST · 19611 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
46. 3.617 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Jan 13, 11:30 AM HST · 19610 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
47. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 3:57 AM HST · 19609 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
48. 3.012 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 6:01 AM HST · 19609 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
49. 3.215 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 6:40 AM HST · 19609 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
50. 2.612 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 8:09 AM HST · 19609 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
51. 2.17 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 8:49 AM HST · 19609 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
52. 2.417 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 12:25 PM HST · 19609 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
53. 2.37 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 3:58 PM HST · 19609 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
54. 2.612 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Jan 14, 7:19 PM HST · 19609 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
55. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 2:38 AM HST · 19608 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
56. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 3:38 AM HST · 19608 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
57. 2.526 km E of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 4:28 AM HST · 19608 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
58. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 1:30 PM HST · 19608 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
59. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 15, 9:26 PM HST · 19608 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
60. 2.422 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiTue, Jan 16, 12:13 AM HST · 19607 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

1. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 5:38 AM HST · 19629 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.411 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 5:26 AM HST · 19629 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.424 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 2:59 AM HST · 19629 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
4. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 25, 12:40 AM HST · 19629 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
5. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 10:49 PM HST · 19630 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
6. 4.60 km S of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiSun, Dec 24, 10:43 AM HST · 19630 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
7. 2.94 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 9:12 AM HST · 19631 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
8. 5.20 km NNW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiSat, Dec 23, 9:04 AM HST · 19631 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
9. 1.816 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 10:17 PM HST · 19632 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
10. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 9:55 PM HST · 19632 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
11. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 5:53 PM HST · 19632 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
12. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 22, 11:38 AM HST · 19632 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
13. 3.23 km WSW of Captain Cook, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 10:42 PM HST · 19633 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
14. 3.010 km N of Puako, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 9:16 PM HST · 19633 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
15. 1.89 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 7:29 PM HST · 19633 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 4:11 PM HST · 19633 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 21, 3:16 PM HST · 19633 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.77 km NE of Waikoloa, HawaiiWed, Dec 20, 9:31 PM HST · 19634 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
19. 3.113 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Dec 20, 5:33 PM HST · 19634 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19723137. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.