Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km NNW of Mountain View, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Mountain View, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 7, 1973, 11:08 PM HST (09:08 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1973-01-08 09:08:57 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.582° N, 155.115° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.14 km SW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 19627 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19627 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19627 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19627 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19627 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.511 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19626 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.46 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19626 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19625 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19625 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19624 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19624 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.617 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19622 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19622 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.012 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19622 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.215 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19622 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.612 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19622 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.17 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19622 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.417 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19621 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.37 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19621 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.612 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19621 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19621 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19621 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.526 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19621 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19620 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19620 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.422 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19620 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19618 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.612 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19618 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19618 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19617 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19617 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 3.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19616 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19616 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.418 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19616 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19616 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19615 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19615 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.83 km NW of Puako, Hawaii · 19614 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19614 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19613 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 3.115 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19613 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 3.412 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19613 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19613 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.312 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19613 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.426 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19613 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.720 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19613 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19613 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19613 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19611 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.422 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19611 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.411 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19610 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.23 km WNW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 19610 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.312 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19610 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19610 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19610 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19610 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.35 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19609 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19608 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.722 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19608 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.34 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19607 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19628 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19628 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.38 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19629 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.330 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19629 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19631 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19631 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.417 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19631 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19631 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.87 km WNW of Waimea, Hawaii · 19632 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19632 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19632 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19633 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19633 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.610 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19633 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19633 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19633 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19634 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19634 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.913 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19635 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19635 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19730041. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.