M2.5 earthquake 8 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Aug 1, 1973, 4:41 PM HST

UTC

1973-08-02 02:41:50 UTC

Depth

27.2 km (16.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.378° N, 155.276° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

54°

Stations used

25

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast8 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast40 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.621 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 2, 4:05 AM HST · 19413 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.611 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 2, 6:32 AM HST · 19413 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
3. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 2, 10:33 AM HST · 19412 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 2, 1:09 PM HST · 19412 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.318 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 3, 2:25 AM HST · 19412 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 3, 3:17 AM HST · 19412 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 3, 8:18 AM HST · 19411 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 3, 4:20 PM HST · 19411 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.317 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 3, 6:37 PM HST · 19411 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.018 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 4, 4:38 AM HST · 19411 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 4, 9:41 PM HST · 19410 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
12. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 5, 1:07 AM HST · 19410 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 5, 11:22 AM HST · 19409 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.618 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 7, 9:34 PM HST · 19407 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.432 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 3:11 AM HST · 19407 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 3:20 AM HST · 19407 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.717 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 3:59 AM HST · 19407 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
18. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 4:41 AM HST · 19407 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 5:19 AM HST · 19407 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 9:48 AM HST · 19406 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
21. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 9:53 AM HST · 19406 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
22. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 11:42 AM HST · 19406 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
23. 2.122 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 6:11 PM HST · 19406 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
24. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 7:27 PM HST · 19406 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
25. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 7:44 PM HST · 19406 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
26. 2.59 km NE of Honomu, HawaiiWed, Aug 8, 10:28 PM HST · 19406 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
27. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 9, 7:06 AM HST · 19406 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
28. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Aug 10, 6:27 PM HST · 19404 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
29. 3.515 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiSat, Aug 11, 3:18 AM HST · 19404 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
30. 2.314 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 12, 1:42 PM HST · 19402 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
31. 1.713 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 13, 2:46 AM HST · 19402 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
32. 2.620 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 13, 2:47 AM HST · 19402 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
33. 3.310 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 13, 8:46 AM HST · 19401 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
34. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 14, 5:30 AM HST · 19401 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
35. 3.324 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 14, 11:49 PM HST · 19400 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
36. 2.69 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 15, 6:48 AM HST · 19400 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
37. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 15, 9:44 AM HST · 19399 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
38. 2.210 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 15, 11:08 AM HST · 19399 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
39. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Aug 15, 8:41 PM HST · 19399 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
40. 2.88 km W of Honomu, HawaiiWed, Aug 15, 10:24 PM HST · 19399 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
41. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Aug 17, 1:00 AM HST · 19398 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
42. 2.30 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 17, 2:11 PM HST · 19397 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
43. 2.411 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 10:28 AM HST · 19396 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
44. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 3:12 PM HST · 19396 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
45. 2.426 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 7:27 PM HST · 19396 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
46. 2.45 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Aug 18, 7:34 PM HST · 19396 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
47. 2.123 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 19, 9:44 AM HST · 19395 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
48. 3.014 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 4:15 AM HST · 19394 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
49. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 5:20 AM HST · 19394 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
50. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 2:15 PM HST · 19393 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.56 km NNE of Kea‘au, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 3:05 PM HST · 19393 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
52. 2.54 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 7:00 PM HST · 19393 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
53. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 21, 10:38 PM HST · 19393 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
54. 2.52 km ENE of Honomu, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 1:09 AM HST · 19393 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
55. 2.39 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 22, 8:57 PM HST · 19392 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
56. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 5:36 AM HST · 19392 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 23, 9:23 AM HST · 19391 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
58. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 11:05 AM HST · 19389 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
59. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Aug 25, 6:28 PM HST · 19389 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
60. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 26, 5:35 PM HST · 19388 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

1. 2.916 km S of Honoka‘a, HawaiiWed, Aug 1, 2:59 AM HST · 19414 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
2. 2.411 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 1, 2:10 AM HST · 19414 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
3. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jul 31, 9:26 AM HST · 19414 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
4. 3.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jul 31, 6:33 AM HST · 19415 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jul 30, 10:22 PM HST · 19415 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.221 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 30, 7:19 PM HST · 19415 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.84 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jul 30, 5:59 AM HST · 19416 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jul 30, 5:34 AM HST · 19416 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jul 29, 9:33 AM HST · 19416 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.27 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jul 28, 7:07 PM HST · 19417 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
11. 3.039 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Jul 28, 6:39 PM HST · 19417 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.315 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 28, 4:17 PM HST · 19417 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 28, 2:30 PM HST · 19417 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 28, 2:21 PM HST · 19417 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
15. 2.713 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Jul 28, 9:38 AM HST · 19417 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.014 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 28, 9:26 AM HST · 19417 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
17. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jul 28, 12:00 AM HST · 19418 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 27, 9:13 PM HST · 19418 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.712 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 27, 4:35 PM HST · 19418 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 27, 7:16 AM HST · 19418 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19731948. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.