Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jun 9, 1973, 4:45 AM HST (14:45 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1973-06-09 14:45:58 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.372° N, 155.243° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 2.912 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 3.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 3.013 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.946 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.218 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.313 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19469 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19469 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19468 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.810 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 19468 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19468 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.513 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19467 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 3.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19467 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.614 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 19467 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.79 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.97 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731497. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.