M2.1 earthquake 17 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Jun 17, 1973, 3:00 PM HST

UTC

1973-06-18 01:00:07 UTC

Depth

1.4 km (0.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.292° N, 155.198° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

147°

Stations used

26

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast17 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast41 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast357 kmSE

After

1. 2.020 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jun 17, 5:58 PM HST · 19462 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
2. 2.312 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jun 17, 6:29 PM HST · 19462 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
3. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 17, 6:39 PM HST · 19462 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.919 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jun 18, 1:09 AM HST · 19462 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
5. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 18, 2:27 AM HST · 19462 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 18, 6:26 AM HST · 19462 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.927 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jun 18, 11:09 AM HST · 19461 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
8. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 18, 3:46 PM HST · 19461 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.320 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 18, 7:44 PM HST · 19461 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
10. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 19, 1:25 AM HST · 19461 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 19, 2:40 PM HST · 19460 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.28 km SSW of Hilo, HawaiiWed, Jun 20, 3:30 AM HST · 19460 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
13. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 20, 4:40 PM HST · 19459 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 20, 7:01 PM HST · 19459 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
15. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jun 20, 7:12 PM HST · 19459 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 20, 7:20 PM HST · 19459 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
17. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 20, 9:00 PM HST · 19459 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jun 20, 11:28 PM HST · 19459 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 21, 12:31 AM HST · 19459 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
20. 3.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 21, 7:24 AM HST · 19459 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
21. 4.217 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 21, 2:26 PM HST · 19458 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
22. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 21, 3:32 PM HST · 19458 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
23. 1.918 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jun 21, 4:51 PM HST · 19458 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
24. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 21, 5:50 PM HST · 19458 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
25. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 21, 8:01 PM HST · 19458 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.917 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 22, 4:05 AM HST · 19458 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
27. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 22, 7:08 AM HST · 19458 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
28. 2.18 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 22, 5:48 PM HST · 19457 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
29. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 23, 2:05 PM HST · 19456 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
30. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 23, 6:24 PM HST · 19456 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
31. 1.919 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 23, 6:45 PM HST · 19456 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
32. 3.210 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSun, Jun 24, 2:41 AM HST · 19456 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
33. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 24, 6:57 PM HST · 19455 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
34. 2.023 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jun 25, 12:27 AM HST · 19455 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
35. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 25, 12:52 PM HST · 19454 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
36. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 26, 12:32 AM HST · 19454 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
37. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 26, 4:15 AM HST · 19454 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
38. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 26, 6:50 AM HST · 19454 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
39. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 26, 3:58 PM HST · 19453 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
40. 1.89 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 27, 12:12 AM HST · 19453 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
41. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 27, 8:30 AM HST · 19452 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
42. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 27, 8:28 PM HST · 19452 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
43. 2.621 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiWed, Jun 27, 9:28 PM HST · 19452 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
44. 2.020 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 27, 10:16 PM HST · 19452 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
45. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 28, 9:27 PM HST · 19451 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
46. 2.513 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiThu, Jun 28, 10:43 PM HST · 19451 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
47. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 29, 4:12 AM HST · 19451 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
48. 2.321 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 29, 4:34 AM HST · 19451 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
49. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 29, 8:22 AM HST · 19451 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 29, 8:25 AM HST · 19450 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
51. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 29, 8:34 AM HST · 19450 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
52. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 29, 2:56 PM HST · 19450 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
53. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 29, 7:28 PM HST · 19450 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
54. 3.310 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 29, 10:49 PM HST · 19450 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
55. 2.47 km W of Pepeekeo, HawaiiFri, Jun 29, 11:10 PM HST · 19450 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
56. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 30, 12:46 AM HST · 19450 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
57. 2.62 km WNW of P?pa‘ikou, HawaiiSat, Jun 30, 3:08 AM HST · 19450 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
58. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 30, 3:36 AM HST · 19450 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
59. 1.915 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 30, 6:09 AM HST · 19450 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
60. 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 30, 2:07 PM HST · 19449 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 17, 1:54 PM HST · 19462 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 17, 4:48 AM HST · 19463 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 17, 4:26 AM HST · 19463 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jun 17, 12:47 AM HST · 19463 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 16, 11:12 PM HST · 19463 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.525 km SE of Waimea, HISat, Jun 16, 12:56 PM HST · 19463 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 16, 11:44 AM HST · 19463 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.519 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jun 16, 6:06 AM HST · 19464 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
9. 2.96 km WSW of Honomu, HawaiiSat, Jun 16, 3:14 AM HST · 19464 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.016 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 16, 2:51 AM HST · 19464 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.644 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Jun 15, 9:03 PM HST · 19464 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
12. 2.715 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 15, 11:45 AM HST · 19464 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.418 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 15, 2:02 AM HST · 19465 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.614 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiFri, Jun 15, 12:31 AM HST · 19465 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
15. 3.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 14, 12:42 PM HST · 19465 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.513 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiThu, Jun 14, 5:18 AM HST · 19466 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
17. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 14, 1:45 AM HST · 19466 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.810 km WSW of Captain Cook, HawaiiWed, Jun 13, 11:59 PM HST · 19466 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 13, 7:43 AM HST · 19467 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 12, 11:35 PM HST · 19467 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731621. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.