M1.9 earthquake 10 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Feb 26, 1973, 2:08 AM HST (12:08 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-26 12:08:48 UTC
- Depth
- 1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.355° N, 155.204° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 164°
- 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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.514 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19566 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.85 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19566 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19566 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19566 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19565 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.31 km NW of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 19565 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19564 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19564 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19563 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19563 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19563 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19562 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19561 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19560 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.416 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 19560 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.82 km NW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 19560 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19560 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19559 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.826 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19559 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.611 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19558 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19558 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.322 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19558 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19558 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19558 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19558 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19557 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19557 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19557 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19556 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19556 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.213 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19555 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.220 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19555 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19554 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.712 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19554 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19553 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.317 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19553 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19553 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.316 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19552 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.615 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19552 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19552 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.531 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19551 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.06 km NNE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19551 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.99 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19550 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19550 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19549 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19549 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.032 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19549 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19549 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.234 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19548 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.635 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19547 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19546 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.511 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19546 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.45 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19545 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19543 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19543 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19543 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.114 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19542 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19542 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19541 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19540 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
The first 60 of 190.
Before
- 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19567 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19567 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.48 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19567 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HI · 19568 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19568 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.31 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19568 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.58 km ENE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 19569 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.427 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19569 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19730321. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.