M1.9 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, May 28, 1973, 2:52 AM HST

UTC

1973-05-28 12:52:29 UTC

Depth

3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.302° N, 155.239° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

118°

Stations used

18

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast43 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 2.320 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, May 28, 10:21 AM HST · 19482 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
2. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 28, 12:10 PM HST · 19482 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
3. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 28, 1:22 PM HST · 19482 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.210 km W of Pepeekeo, HawaiiTue, May 29, 4:07 AM HST · 19481 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.72 km E of Kurtistown, HawaiiTue, May 29, 10:28 AM HST · 19481 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
6. 3.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 29, 3:22 PM HST · 19481 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
7. 3.224 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 29, 11:10 PM HST · 19481 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.49 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, May 30, 12:52 AM HST · 19480 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
9. 2.48 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 30, 2:24 AM HST · 19480 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 30, 4:23 AM HST · 19480 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.319 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, May 30, 11:21 AM HST · 19480 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
12. 2.319 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, May 30, 11:22 AM HST · 19480 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.319 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, May 30, 11:28 AM HST · 19480 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
14. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 30, 12:32 PM HST · 19480 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 30, 4:03 PM HST · 19480 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 30, 6:28 PM HST · 19480 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
17. 3.58 km SSE of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiWed, May 30, 8:43 PM HST · 19480 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 31, 5:59 PM HST · 19479 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 12:15 AM HST · 19479 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 1:07 AM HST · 19478 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
21. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 2:46 AM HST · 19478 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
22. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 3:03 AM HST · 19478 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
23. 3.410 km NNE of Honomu, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 3:48 AM HST · 19478 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
24. 1.89 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 4:57 AM HST · 19478 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
25. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 8:27 AM HST · 19478 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
26. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 10:31 AM HST · 19478 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
27. 2.87 km N of Kea‘au, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 2:15 PM HST · 19478 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
28. 2.216 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 5:00 PM HST · 19478 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
29. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 1, 11:46 PM HST · 19478 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
30. 3.227 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 2, 11:15 AM HST · 19477 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
31. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 2, 7:55 PM HST · 19477 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
32. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 12:00 AM HST · 19477 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
33. 2.46 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 7:49 AM HST · 19476 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
34. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 3, 5:40 PM HST · 19476 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
35. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 4:36 AM HST · 19475 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
36. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 4:43 AM HST · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
37. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 4:46 AM HST · 19475 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
38. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 5:10 AM HST · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
39. 2.47 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 1:06 PM HST · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
40. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 2:02 PM HST · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
41. 2.22 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 4, 7:27 PM HST · 19475 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
42. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 4:09 AM HST · 19474 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
43. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 11:35 AM HST · 19474 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
44. 2.414 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 8:23 PM HST · 19474 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
45. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 5, 10:54 PM HST · 19474 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
46. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 2:19 AM HST · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 5:38 AM HST · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
48. 2.514 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 5:50 AM HST · 19473 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
49. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 6:01 AM HST · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
50. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 6:44 AM HST · 19473 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.310 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 8:04 AM HST · 19473 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
52. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 1:23 PM HST · 19473 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
53. 1.66 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 1:31 PM HST · 19473 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
54. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 4:16 PM HST · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
55. 2.24 km W of Pepeekeo, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 6:07 PM HST · 19473 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
56. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 6, 8:22 PM HST · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
57. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 12:12 AM HST · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
58. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 1:01 AM HST · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
59. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 4:21 AM HST · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
60. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 7, 7:30 AM HST · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 27, 5:59 PM HST · 19483 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 27, 5:31 PM HST · 19483 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.412 km E of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, May 27, 5:04 AM HST · 19483 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.016 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 27, 3:10 AM HST · 19483 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.53 km N of Honomu, HawaiiSun, May 27, 1:09 AM HST · 19483 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, May 27, 12:50 AM HST · 19483 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 26, 6:22 PM HST · 19484 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
8. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 26, 9:12 AM HST · 19484 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.11 km SSE of Kurtistown, HawaiiFri, May 25, 2:13 PM HST · 19485 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 25, 5:51 AM HST · 19485 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 25, 1:00 AM HST · 19485 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
12. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 24, 11:27 PM HST · 19486 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.61 km ESE of Kurtistown, HawaiiThu, May 24, 9:38 PM HST · 19486 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
14. 2.51 km SSW of Honomu, HawaiiThu, May 24, 12:50 PM HST · 19486 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
15. 2.23 km S of Kurtistown, HawaiiThu, May 24, 6:51 AM HST · 19486 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
16. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 24, 5:03 AM HST · 19486 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 23, 1:10 PM HST · 19487 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 22, 11:43 PM HST · 19488 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
19. 1.97 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 22, 11:11 PM HST · 19488 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
20. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 22, 10:31 PM HST · 19488 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731339. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC.