M1.9 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Sep 12, 1973, 3:00 AM HST

UTC

1973-09-12 13:00:58 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.316° N, 155.212° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

89°

Stations used

23

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast40 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 12, 8:05 AM HST · 19378 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.918 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 13, 12:38 AM HST · 19377 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
3. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 13, 4:04 AM HST · 19377 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 13, 4:18 AM HST · 19377 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 13, 4:37 PM HST · 19377 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.511 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiFri, Sep 14, 1:26 AM HST · 19376 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.76 km SSW of Waimea, HawaiiFri, Sep 14, 3:59 AM HST · 19376 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.122 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 14, 5:26 AM HST · 19376 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
9. 3.212 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 14, 6:27 AM HST · 19376 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
10. 3.315 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 14, 5:01 PM HST · 19376 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 15, 12:10 PM HST · 19375 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.411 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Sep 15, 1:22 PM HST · 19375 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
13. 2.27 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Sep 15, 2:41 PM HST · 19375 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
14. 4.17 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 15, 11:49 PM HST · 19374 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 16, 12:08 AM HST · 19374 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 16, 6:05 AM HST · 19374 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.116 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 16, 6:30 AM HST · 19374 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 16, 7:27 AM HST · 19374 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
19. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 16, 10:12 AM HST · 19374 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 16, 12:00 PM HST · 19374 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
21. 2.621 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Sep 16, 3:28 PM HST · 19374 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
22. 2.89 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 16, 5:20 PM HST · 19374 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
23. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 18, 6:00 PM HST · 19372 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
24. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 18, 6:35 PM HST · 19372 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
25. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 18, 11:57 PM HST · 19371 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 19, 12:19 AM HST · 19371 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
27. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 19, 12:51 AM HST · 19371 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 19, 12:54 AM HST · 19371 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
29. 2.516 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 19, 11:40 AM HST · 19371 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
30. 3.57 km W of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 19, 12:29 PM HST · 19371 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
31. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 19, 4:45 PM HST · 19371 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
32. 2.922 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Sep 19, 7:22 PM HST · 19371 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
33. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 19, 7:26 PM HST · 19371 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
34. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 20, 12:05 AM HST · 19370 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
35. 2.421 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 20, 3:05 AM HST · 19370 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
36. 2.111 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Sep 20, 4:27 AM HST · 19370 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
37. 2.016 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 20, 10:10 AM HST · 19370 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
38. 2.26 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 20, 6:13 PM HST · 19370 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
39. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 20, 7:55 PM HST · 19369 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
40. 3.627 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Sep 21, 3:59 AM HST · 19369 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
41. 2.919 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 21, 8:14 AM HST · 19369 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
42. 2.422 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 22, 7:08 PM HST · 19368 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
43. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 23, 12:14 PM HST · 19367 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
44. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 23, 1:39 PM HST · 19367 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 23, 3:51 PM HST · 19367 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
46. 3.07 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 23, 7:46 PM HST · 19366 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 24, 12:53 AM HST · 19366 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
48. 2.416 km E of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 24, 1:00 AM HST · 19366 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
49. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Sep 24, 3:50 AM HST · 19366 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
50. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 24, 6:13 AM HST · 19366 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
51. 2.712 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 24, 2:45 PM HST · 19366 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
52. 2.58 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 24, 3:06 PM HST · 19366 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
53. 2.710 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiMon, Sep 24, 3:12 PM HST · 19366 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
54. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 24, 6:18 PM HST · 19366 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
55. 2.711 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Sep 25, 10:36 AM HST · 19365 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
56. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 25, 11:26 AM HST · 19365 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
57. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 25, 4:19 PM HST · 19365 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 25, 6:03 PM HST · 19365 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
59. 2.215 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 26, 12:06 AM HST · 19364 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
60. 2.124 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 27, 2:20 AM HST · 19363 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 8:11 PM HST · 19378 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 11, 9:59 AM HST · 19379 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 11:25 PM HST · 19379 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.415 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 9:40 PM HST · 19379 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.518 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 10:19 AM HST · 19380 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.526 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 3:03 AM HST · 19380 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 10, 3:00 AM HST · 19380 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
8. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 9, 3:38 PM HST · 19381 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.37 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Sep 9, 5:53 AM HST · 19381 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
10. 2.018 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 2:40 AM HST · 19382 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
11. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 8, 1:23 AM HST · 19382 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.820 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 1:08 PM HST · 19383 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 7, 1:00 PM HST · 19383 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 6, 9:42 AM HST · 19384 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 6, 4:56 AM HST · 19384 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 6, 2:45 AM HST · 19384 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.724 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Sep 5, 8:15 PM HST · 19384 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
18. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 4, 7:45 PM HST · 19385 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.529 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Sep 3, 6:25 PM HST · 19387 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
20. 2.027 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 3, 4:28 PM HST · 19387 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19732200. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.