Hawaii earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jun 9, 1973, 8:38 PM HST (06:38 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1973-06-10 06:38:24 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.311° N, 155.222° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19474 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.013 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19474 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.946 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.218 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19473 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.313 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19472 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.810 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 19471 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.513 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.614 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 19470 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.418 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19469 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.715 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19469 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.644 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19469 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.016 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19468 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.96 km WSW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19468 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.519 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19468 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19468 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.525 km SE of Waimea, HI · 19468 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19468 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19468 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19467 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19467 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19467 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.117 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19467 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19467 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.312 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19467 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19467 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.919 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19466 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19466 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19466 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.927 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19466 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19466 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19466 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19465 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19465 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.28 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19464 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 3.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19463 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 4.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19463 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19463 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.918 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19463 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19463 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19463 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.917 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19462 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19462 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19462 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19461 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.912 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19475 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731559. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.