Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jun 8, 1973, 1:49 AM HST (11:49 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-06-08 11:49:37 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.369° N, 155.231° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
17

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 151 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.37 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.79 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.918 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.24 km W of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.310 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.514 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731439. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.