Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii on Wed, Jun 20, 1973, 3:30 AM HST (13:30 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1973-06-20 13:30:07 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.663° N, 155.133° W
Region
Hawaii
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19461 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19461 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19461 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19461 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19461 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19461 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19461 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19461 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19460 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19460 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.918 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19460 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19460 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19460 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.917 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19460 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19460 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19459 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19458 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19458 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.919 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19458 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 3.210 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19458 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19457 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19457 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19456 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.810 km WSW of Puako, Hawaii · 19456 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19456 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19456 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19456 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19455 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19455 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19455 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19454 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.621 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 19454 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19454 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19453 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.513 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19453 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19453 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.321 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19453 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19453 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19453 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19453 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19452 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19452 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 3.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19452 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.47 km W of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 19452 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19452 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19452 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.62 km WNW of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 19452 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19452 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19452 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19451 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19451 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.013 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19451 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19451 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19451 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19451 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19451 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19451 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.69 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19451 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 3.220 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19450 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 3.519 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19450 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19462 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19463 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19463 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19463 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.927 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.919 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.312 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.117 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19465 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19465 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19465 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19465 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.525 km SE of Waimea, HI · 19465 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19466 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.519 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19466 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731645. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.