Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, May 5, 1973, 11:26 PM HST (09:26 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1973-05-06 09:26:24 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.353° N, 155.276° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
16

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 3.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.411 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.411 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 3.44 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19506 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19506 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19506 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19506 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 3.65 km W of Honomu, Hawaii · 19505 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 3.38 km W of Honomu, Hawaii · 19505 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 3.09 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19504 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.612 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 19503 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19503 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19503 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.95 km W of Honomu, Hawaii · 19503 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 3.33 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19503 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.519 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19503 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.17 km W of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 19503 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.92 km NW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 19503 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.07 km NW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19502 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19502 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19502 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.112 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19501 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 3.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19501 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19501 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.442 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19501 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19501 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 3.83 km NNW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.110 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.710 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19507 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731099. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC.