M1.9 earthquake 17 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Jul 11, 1973, 9:34 PM HST

UTC

1973-07-12 07:34:11 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.373° N, 155.379° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

16

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast17 kmWSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast49 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast336 kmSE

After

1. 1.816 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 1:58 AM HST · 19440 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 3:43 AM HST · 19440 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 11:57 AM HST · 19440 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 12, 3:03 PM HST · 19440 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 3:07 AM HST · 19439 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 6:15 AM HST · 19439 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.89 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 6:29 AM HST · 19439 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.81 km SSE of Honomu, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 6:43 AM HST · 19439 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
9. 1.917 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 11:37 AM HST · 19439 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
10. 3.13 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 11:51 AM HST · 19439 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
11. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 13, 11:55 AM HST · 19439 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 4:30 AM HST · 19438 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.321 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 10:15 AM HST · 19438 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
14. 3.513 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 2:23 PM HST · 19438 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
15. 2.329 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 3:05 PM HST · 19438 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
16. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jul 14, 5:12 PM HST · 19438 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.122 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 1:27 AM HST · 19437 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 15, 11:09 PM HST · 19436 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.123 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 12:52 AM HST · 19436 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
20. 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 6:10 AM HST · 19436 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
21. 2.714 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 16, 6:22 PM HST · 19436 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
22. 2.51 km NE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 12:54 AM HST · 19435 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
23. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 3:16 AM HST · 19435 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
24. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 5:20 AM HST · 19435 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
25. 2.918 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 5:21 AM HST · 19435 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
26. 2.317 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 6:53 AM HST · 19435 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
27. 3.16 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 10:34 AM HST · 19435 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
28. 2.227 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Jul 17, 8:50 PM HST · 19435 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
29. 2.317 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 12:45 AM HST · 19434 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
30. 2.623 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 18, 4:41 AM HST · 19434 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
31. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 1:17 AM HST · 19433 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.218 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 4:58 AM HST · 19433 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
33. 2.017 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 6:11 AM HST · 19433 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
34. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 12:55 PM HST · 19433 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
35. 2.910 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 4:12 PM HST · 19433 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
36. 2.59 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiThu, Jul 19, 4:14 PM HST · 19433 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
37. 2.313 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 1:14 AM HST · 19432 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
38. 3.512 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 4:27 AM HST · 19432 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
39. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 7:44 AM HST · 19432 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
40. 2.622 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 20, 1:10 PM HST · 19432 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
41. 2.419 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 2:07 AM HST · 19431 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
42. 2.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 8:57 AM HST · 19431 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
43. 2.63 km N of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Jul 21, 5:05 PM HST · 19431 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
44. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 5:13 AM HST · 19430 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
45. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 10:21 PM HST · 19429 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
46. 2.91 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 22, 11:31 PM HST · 19429 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
47. 2.515 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 1:16 PM HST · 19429 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
48. 2.67 km S of Honoka‘a, HawaiiMon, Jul 23, 8:26 PM HST · 19429 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
49. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 4:55 AM HST · 19428 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
50. 3.025 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 10:00 AM HST · 19428 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
51. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 11:13 AM HST · 19428 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
52. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 24, 6:29 PM HST · 19428 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
53. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 2:26 AM HST · 19427 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
54. 1.911 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 5:16 AM HST · 19427 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
55. 2.56 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 6:03 AM HST · 19427 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
56. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 7:32 PM HST · 19427 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
57. 2.29 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 25, 9:44 PM HST · 19426 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
58. 2.124 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jul 26, 12:15 AM HST · 19426 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
59. 1.912 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 26, 6:10 PM HST · 19426 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
60. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 26, 7:34 PM HST · 19426 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

1. 2.514 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 8:50 PM HST · 19441 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 8:46 PM HST · 19441 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
3. 3.28 km S of Honoka‘a, HawaiiWed, Jul 11, 1:43 PM HST · 19441 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
4. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 4:48 PM HST · 19442 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
5. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 4:18 AM HST · 19442 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
6. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 10, 2:57 AM HST · 19442 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 2:28 PM HST · 19443 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.024 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 4:18 AM HST · 19443 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.414 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiMon, Jul 9, 2:46 AM HST · 19443 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
10. 2.519 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 11:13 PM HST · 19443 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.814 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 9:44 PM HST · 19443 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
12. 2.432 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 8:36 PM HST · 19444 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
13. 2.434 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 8:15 PM HST · 19444 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.8Hawaii region, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 7:46 PM HST · 19444 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.019 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 6:27 PM HST · 19444 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.516 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 8:06 AM HST · 19444 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
17. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 4:50 AM HST · 19444 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
18. 3.714 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Jul 8, 4:17 AM HST · 19444 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
19. 2.314 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jul 6, 5:17 PM HST · 19446 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
20. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 6, 7:07 AM HST · 19446 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731818. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.