M1.9 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jul 3, 1973, 4:42 PM HST (02:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 1 km WNW of Honomu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-04 02:42:36 UTC
- Depth
- 6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.315° N, 155.232° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 16
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
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19446 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.945 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19446 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.81 km WNW of Honomu, Hawaii · 19446 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19446 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19446 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19446 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.53 km NNE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19446 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19445 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19445 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19444 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.314 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 19444 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.714 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19442 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19442 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.516 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19442 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19442 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.434 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19442 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.432 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19442 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.814 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19442 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.519 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19441 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.414 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 19441 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19441 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19441 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19440 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19440 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19440 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.28 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 19439 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19439 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.514 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19439 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19439 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.816 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19438 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19438 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19438 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19438 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19437 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19437 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19437 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.81 km SSE of Honomu, Hawaii · 19437 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.917 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19437 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19437 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19437 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19436 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.321 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19436 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.513 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 19436 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.329 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19436 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19436 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19435 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19434 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19434 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19434 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19434 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.51 km NE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19433 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19433 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19433 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.918 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19433 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.317 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19433 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.16 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 19433 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.227 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19433 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.317 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19432 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.623 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19432 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19431 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
The first 60 of 198.
Before
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19447 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19447 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19448 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.37 km WSW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 19448 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19448 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19448 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.611 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19448 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.528 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19448 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.519 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19448 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.220 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 19449 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.69 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19449 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19449 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19449 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19449 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19449 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19450 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.013 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19450 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19450 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19450 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19450 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731749. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.