Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 11 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii on Fri, Dec 14, 1973, 6:07 AM HST (16:07 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1973-12-14 16:07:06 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.703° N, 155.195° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
32

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 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19284 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19284 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19284 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.414 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19283 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19283 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19283 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.317 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19283 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19282 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19282 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19282 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19282 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.613 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19281 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19281 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19281 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19280 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19279 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.414 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19279 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19279 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.417 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 19278 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19278 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19278 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19278 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19278 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19277 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19276 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19276 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19276 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19276 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19276 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.719 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19276 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19276 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.429 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19274 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19274 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19274 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19274 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19274 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.112 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.317 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.52 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19284 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.73 km SSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 19285 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.210 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19285 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19285 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19285 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19285 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19285 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19285 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19285 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19285 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.810 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19285 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19286 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.812 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 19286 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19286 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19286 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.76 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19287 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19288 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.015 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19288 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19288 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.414 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19288 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19732921. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.