M2.4 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Tue, Apr 3, 1973, 7:20 PM HST

UTC

1973-04-04 05:20:59 UTC

Depth

12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.405° N, 155.273° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

83°

Stations used

10

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast6 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast343 kmSE

After

1. 2.315 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 3, 9:28 PM HST · 19539 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
2. 2.27 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 3, 11:27 PM HST · 19539 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.19 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 12:25 PM HST · 19538 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
4. 2.721 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 3:21 PM HST · 19538 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
5. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 3:36 PM HST · 19538 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.915 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 4, 10:27 PM HST · 19538 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 6:37 PM HST · 19537 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
8. 2.714 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 5, 7:18 PM HST · 19537 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 10:21 AM HST · 19536 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.322 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 3:15 PM HST · 19536 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.919 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 10:05 PM HST · 19536 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.419 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 6, 11:37 PM HST · 19536 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 6:58 PM HST · 19535 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.321 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 8:07 PM HST · 19535 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
15. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 7, 10:37 PM HST · 19535 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
16. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 1:30 AM HST · 19535 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.918 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 4:35 AM HST · 19534 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.33 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 5:09 AM HST · 19534 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
19. 2.113 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 10:16 AM HST · 19534 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 11:34 AM HST · 19534 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
21. 2.11 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 7:16 PM HST · 19534 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
22. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 8, 8:32 PM HST · 19534 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
23. 3.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 4:41 AM HST · 19533 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
24. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 6:48 AM HST · 19533 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
25. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 6:58 PM HST · 19533 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
26. 2.210 km W of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 9, 11:13 PM HST · 19533 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
27. 2.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 6:19 AM HST · 19532 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
28. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 4:16 PM HST · 19532 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
29. 2.82 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Apr 10, 9:42 PM HST · 19532 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
30. 2.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 1:00 AM HST · 19532 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
31. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 5:19 AM HST · 19531 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
32. 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 5:47 AM HST · 19531 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 6:45 AM HST · 19531 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
34. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 7:27 AM HST · 19531 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
35. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 11, 10:21 PM HST · 19531 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
36. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 7:18 AM HST · 19530 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
37. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Apr 12, 1:10 PM HST · 19530 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
38. 2.612 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 2:29 AM HST · 19530 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
39. 1.96 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 11:22 AM HST · 19529 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 12:16 PM HST · 19529 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
41. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 4:13 PM HST · 19529 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
42. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 10:30 PM HST · 19529 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
43. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 13, 10:32 PM HST · 19529 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
44. 2.710 km S of Kukuihaele, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 4:56 AM HST · 19528 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 6:21 AM HST · 19528 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
46. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 10:50 AM HST · 19528 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
47. 2.516 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 5:37 PM HST · 19528 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
48. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 7:00 PM HST · 19528 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
49. 2.613 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 14, 9:42 PM HST · 19528 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
50. 4.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 12:59 AM HST · 19528 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
51. 2.613 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 1:43 AM HST · 19528 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
52. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 1:59 AM HST · 19528 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
53. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 7:16 AM HST · 19527 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
54. 2.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 15, 8:09 AM HST · 19527 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
55. 3.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 2:29 PM HST · 19526 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
56. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 2:55 PM HST · 19526 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
57. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Apr 16, 11:42 PM HST · 19526 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
58. 2.519 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 17, 5:24 AM HST · 19525 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
59. 2.88 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 11:01 AM HST · 19524 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
60. 3.535 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Apr 18, 1:41 PM HST · 19524 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.47 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 3, 12:29 PM HST · 19539 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 3, 11:03 AM HST · 19539 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.44 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 3, 10:17 AM HST · 19539 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.917 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 6:12 PM HST · 19540 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
5. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 6:01 PM HST · 19540 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
6. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 4:16 PM HST · 19540 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 9:31 AM HST · 19540 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.25 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 2, 1:19 AM HST · 19541 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 5:25 PM HST · 19541 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 9:59 AM HST · 19541 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.761 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 8:16 AM HST · 19541 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.521 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 1:54 AM HST · 19542 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 1, 1:21 AM HST · 19542 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 7:16 AM HST · 19542 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
15. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 6:29 AM HST · 19542 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 4:38 AM HST · 19542 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 31, 3:19 AM HST · 19543 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
18. 2.125 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 30, 6:56 PM HST · 19543 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.731 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiFri, Mar 30, 9:32 AM HST · 19543 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
20. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 29, 9:21 PM HST · 19544 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19730488. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.