Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 24 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 24 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii on Sat, Oct 20, 1973, 8:09 AM HST (18:09 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 10 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Pāhala forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1973-10-20 18:09:29 UTC
Depth
34.7 km (21.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.038° N, 155.327° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
30

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19732521. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.