M1.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Feb 1, 1973, 4:31 AM HST

UTC

1973-02-01 14:31:12 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.340° N, 155.195° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

154°

Stations used

21

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast12 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast36 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast353 kmSE

After

1. 2.47 km SSW of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 2:59 PM HST · 19598 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
2. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 5:35 PM HST · 19598 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.810 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Feb 2, 6:23 PM HST · 19598 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
4. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 3, 2:55 PM HST · 19597 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 3, 7:36 PM HST · 19597 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.311 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 3, 8:41 PM HST · 19597 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.416 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 4, 5:58 PM HST · 19596 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
8. 1.915 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 4, 6:00 PM HST · 19596 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 4, 7:41 PM HST · 19596 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.720 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 4, 9:06 PM HST · 19596 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.821 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 3:36 AM HST · 19596 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
12. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 5, 9:20 PM HST · 19595 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
13. 3.09 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 6, 11:57 PM HST · 19594 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 7, 12:28 AM HST · 19594 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
15. 3.019 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 7, 8:01 PM HST · 19593 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.426 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 3:07 AM HST · 19593 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
17. 2.18 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 3:55 AM HST · 19593 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
18. 2.621 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 12:15 PM HST · 19593 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
19. 2.920 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 2:06 PM HST · 19592 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
20. 2.17 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 8, 4:52 PM HST · 19592 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
21. 3.17 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 11:16 AM HST · 19592 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
22. 2.024 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 2:30 PM HST · 19591 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
23. 2.218 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 9, 5:51 PM HST · 19591 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
24. 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 2:03 AM HST · 19591 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
25. 2.228 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Feb 10, 10:52 AM HST · 19591 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
26. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 5:43 AM HST · 19590 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
27. 2.026 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 9:32 AM HST · 19590 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
28. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 2:19 PM HST · 19589 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
29. 2.024 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 11, 7:07 PM HST · 19589 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
30. 2.11 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 12:14 AM HST · 19589 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
31. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 2:10 PM HST · 19588 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
32. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 2:47 PM HST · 19588 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
33. 3.914 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 7:46 PM HST · 19588 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
34. 2.315 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 7:55 PM HST · 19588 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
35. 2.315 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 10:49 PM HST · 19588 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
36. 2.615 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 12, 11:19 PM HST · 19588 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
37. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 11:46 AM HST · 19588 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
38. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 11:48 AM HST · 19588 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
39. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 7:29 PM HST · 19587 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
40. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 13, 11:58 PM HST · 19587 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
41. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 2:15 AM HST · 19587 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
42. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 1:52 PM HST · 19586 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.52 km WSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 3:09 PM HST · 19586 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
44. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 3:22 PM HST · 19586 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
45. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 14, 6:53 PM HST · 19586 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
46. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 3:03 AM HST · 19586 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
47. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 4:29 AM HST · 19586 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
48. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 12:39 PM HST · 19585 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
49. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 15, 12:53 PM HST · 19585 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
50. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 7:58 PM HST · 19584 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
51. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 9:08 PM HST · 19584 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
52. 2.023 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 9:19 PM HST · 19584 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
53. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 10:51 PM HST · 19584 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
54. 3.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 16, 11:58 PM HST · 19584 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
55. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 5:00 AM HST · 19584 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
56. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 8:07 AM HST · 19584 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
57. 2.98 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 10:40 AM HST · 19584 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
58. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 12:20 PM HST · 19584 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
59. 2.920 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 17, 3:42 PM HST · 19583 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
60. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 18, 12:13 PM HST · 19583 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

1. 2.52 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 12:35 AM HST · 19600 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
2. 2.63 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiThu, Feb 1, 12:28 AM HST · 19600 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 10:37 PM HST · 19600 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 10:29 PM HST · 19600 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 10:07 PM HST · 19600 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 9:52 PM HST · 19600 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 4:34 PM HST · 19600 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
8. 3.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 4:18 PM HST · 19600 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
9. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 31, 3:59 AM HST · 19601 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
10. 2.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 30, 9:05 AM HST · 19602 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
11. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 8:37 PM HST · 19602 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.319 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 7:09 PM HST · 19602 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
13. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 29, 2:02 AM HST · 19603 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
14. 2.89 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 11:20 PM HST · 19603 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
15. 2.913 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 6:33 PM HST · 19603 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
16. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 5:26 PM HST · 19603 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 5:18 PM HST · 19603 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
18. 2.441 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 4:43 PM HST · 19603 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
19. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 4:19 PM HST · 19603 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.34 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 28, 3:52 PM HST · 19603 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19730199. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.