Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii on Tue, May 1, 1973, 11:52 PM HST (09:52 UTC), 33 km (20 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
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1973-05-02 09:52:02 UTC
Depth
32.7 km (20.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.865° N, 155.149° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19510 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19510 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.26 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19510 days ago · 38 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.77 km NW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19509 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.07 km W of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 19509 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19509 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.610 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19509 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19508 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.317 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19508 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.58 km S of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19508 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.07 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19508 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.911 km W of Paukaa, Hawaii · 19508 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.717 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19508 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.64 km N of Honomu, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.58 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.819 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.810 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.16 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.59 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.18 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.410 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.58 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.98 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.39 km S of Volcano, HI · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.85 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.48 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 3.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.812 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19510 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.01 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19510 days ago · 39 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.618 km ENE of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 19511 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.07 km WSW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 19511 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19511 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.39 km W of Honomu, Hawaii · 19511 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19511 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.96 km ESE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19511 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19512 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.019 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19512 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.019 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19512 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.34 km WNW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 19512 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.26 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19512 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.510 km W of Honomu, Hawaii · 19512 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19512 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.210 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19512 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.48 km S of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19512 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19512 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.210 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19512 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.95 km SW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19513 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19730833. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.