M2.9 earthquake 20 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Fri, Jun 22, 1973, 6:44 PM HST

UTC

1973-06-23 04:44:13 UTC

Depth

8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.615° N, 156.197° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.5 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

256°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

15

• Kailua-Kona, HawaiiPopulation 11,975. Forecast21 kmW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast256 kmSE

After

1. 3.147 km WSW of Captain Cook, HawaiiFri, Jun 22, 10:37 PM HST · 19458 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 23, 2:05 PM HST · 19457 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.919 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 23, 6:45 PM HST · 19457 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
4. 3.035 km W of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSun, Jun 24, 1:35 AM HST · 19457 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
5. 3.210 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSun, Jun 24, 2:41 AM HST · 19457 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.023 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 25, 12:27 AM HST · 19456 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
7. 2.810 km WSW of Puako, HawaiiMon, Jun 25, 6:07 PM HST · 19455 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 27, 8:30 AM HST · 19453 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.621 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiWed, Jun 27, 9:28 PM HST · 19453 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.020 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 27, 10:16 PM HST · 19453 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.321 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 29, 4:34 AM HST · 19452 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 29, 2:56 PM HST · 19451 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
13. 3.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jun 29, 11:21 PM HST · 19451 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.915 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 30, 6:09 AM HST · 19450 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 30, 2:07 PM HST · 19450 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 30, 2:08 PM HST · 19450 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.013 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 30, 5:23 PM HST · 19450 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
18. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 30, 9:20 PM HST · 19450 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.69 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Jul 1, 12:31 AM HST · 19450 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
20. 3.220 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSun, Jul 1, 9:02 PM HST · 19449 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
21. 3.519 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSun, Jul 1, 11:12 PM HST · 19449 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
22. 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 2, 2:35 AM HST · 19449 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
23. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 4, 9:49 AM HST · 19446 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
24. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 4, 5:42 PM HST · 19446 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
25. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 4, 6:58 PM HST · 19446 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
26. 2.53 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Jul 4, 7:59 PM HST · 19446 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
27. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 5, 9:03 AM HST · 19445 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.314 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 6, 5:17 PM HST · 19444 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
29. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 4:50 AM HST · 19443 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
30. 2.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 6:27 PM HST · 19442 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
31. 2.8Hawaii region, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 7:46 PM HST · 19442 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
32. 2.814 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 9:44 PM HST · 19442 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
33. 2.519 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 11:13 PM HST · 19442 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
34. 2.414 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 2:46 AM HST · 19442 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
35. 2.024 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 4:18 AM HST · 19442 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
36. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 2:28 PM HST · 19441 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
37. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 4:18 AM HST · 19441 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
38. 3.28 km S of Honoka‘a, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 1:43 PM HST · 19439 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
39. 2.514 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 8:50 PM HST · 19439 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
40. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 9:34 PM HST · 19439 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
41. 1.816 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 1:58 AM HST · 19439 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
42. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 11:57 AM HST · 19438 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.917 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 11:37 AM HST · 19437 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
44. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 11:55 AM HST · 19437 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
45. 2.321 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 10:15 AM HST · 19436 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
46. 3.513 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 2:23 PM HST · 19436 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
47. 2.329 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 3:05 PM HST · 19436 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
48. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 5:12 PM HST · 19436 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
49. 2.122 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 1:27 AM HST · 19436 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
50. 2.123 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 12:52 AM HST · 19435 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
51. 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 6:10 AM HST · 19434 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
52. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 5:20 AM HST · 19433 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
53. 2.918 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 5:21 AM HST · 19433 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
54. 2.317 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 6:53 AM HST · 19433 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
55. 3.16 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 10:34 AM HST · 19433 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
56. 2.227 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 8:50 PM HST · 19433 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
57. 2.317 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 12:45 AM HST · 19433 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
58. 2.623 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 4:41 AM HST · 19433 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
59. 2.218 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 4:58 AM HST · 19432 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
60. 2.017 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 6:11 AM HST · 19431 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

1. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 22, 7:08 AM HST · 19458 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 21, 5:50 PM HST · 19459 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.918 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jun 21, 4:51 PM HST · 19459 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 20, 9:00 PM HST · 19460 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 20, 7:01 PM HST · 19460 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.320 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 18, 7:44 PM HST · 19462 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.927 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jun 18, 11:09 AM HST · 19462 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
8. 2.919 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jun 18, 1:09 AM HST · 19463 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
9. 2.312 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jun 17, 6:29 PM HST · 19463 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
10. 2.020 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jun 17, 5:58 PM HST · 19463 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.525 km SE of Waimea, HISat, Jun 16, 12:56 PM HST · 19464 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
12. 2.519 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 16, 6:06 AM HST · 19464 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.016 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 16, 2:51 AM HST · 19465 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.715 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 15, 11:45 AM HST · 19465 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.614 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiFri, Jun 15, 12:31 AM HST · 19466 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
16. 2.810 km WSW of Captain Cook, HawaiiWed, Jun 13, 11:59 PM HST · 19467 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.313 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jun 12, 7:49 AM HST · 19468 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.218 km WSW of Honomu, HawaiiMon, Jun 11, 9:32 PM HST · 19469 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
19. 3.013 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 10, 7:36 PM HST · 19470 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.912 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Jun 9, 8:00 PM HST · 19471 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731663. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:49 AM UTC.