Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jun 5, 1973, 10:54 PM HST (08:54 UTC), 2 km (1 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), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-06-06 08:54:18 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.389° N, 155.252° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
20

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 136 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19474 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19474 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.514 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19474 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19474 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19474 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.310 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.24 km W of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.918 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.37 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.79 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.414 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19474 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19474 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.22 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19476 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19476 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19476 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19476 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19476 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.46 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19476 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19477 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19477 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.227 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19477 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.216 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.87 km N of Kea‘au, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19478 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731413. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.