Hawaii earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, May 29, 1973, 3:22 PM HST (01:22 UTC), 16 km (10 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
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1973-05-30 01:22:01 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.402° N, 155.282° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
28

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

After

  1. 3.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19480 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.49 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19480 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19480 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19480 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.319 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19480 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.319 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19480 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.319 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19480 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19480 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19480 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19479 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.58 km SSE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19479 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.410 km NNE of Honomu, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.87 km N of Kea‘au, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.216 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19477 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19477 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.227 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19477 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19476 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19476 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.46 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19476 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.22 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19474 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19474 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19474 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.414 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.514 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.310 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.24 km W of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.918 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.72 km E of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 19481 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.210 km W of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 19481 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19482 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19482 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.320 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19482 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19482 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19482 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19482 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.412 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19483 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.016 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19483 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.53 km N of Honomu, Hawaii · 19483 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19483 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19483 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19484 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.11 km SSE of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 19485 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19485 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19485 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19485 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.61 km ESE of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 19485 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.51 km SSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19486 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731349. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.