M2.3 earthquake 3 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Tue, Oct 16, 1973, 10:13 AM HST

UTC

1973-10-16 20:13:35 UTC

Depth

14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.427° N, 155.268° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

177°

Stations used

10

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast4 kmWSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast36 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast342 kmSE

After

1. 2.78 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 16, 10:57 PM HST · 19342 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
2. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 17, 12:12 AM HST · 19342 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 17, 5:59 AM HST · 19342 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.87 km WSW of Honomu, HawaiiWed, Oct 17, 6:53 AM HST · 19342 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
5. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 17, 10:53 AM HST · 19342 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 17, 3:01 PM HST · 19342 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.518 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 17, 5:22 PM HST · 19342 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
8. 3.59 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 18, 2:31 AM HST · 19341 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
9. 1.96 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 18, 10:05 AM HST · 19341 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.38 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 18, 1:37 PM HST · 19341 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.15 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 18, 2:19 PM HST · 19341 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 18, 4:48 PM HST · 19341 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Oct 18, 9:55 PM HST · 19340 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
14. 2.420 km S of Honoka‘a, HawaiiFri, Oct 19, 3:45 AM HST · 19340 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
15. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 19, 6:38 PM HST · 19340 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
16. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 19, 9:54 PM HST · 19339 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.311 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Oct 19, 11:59 PM HST · 19339 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
18. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 20, 2:03 AM HST · 19339 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.424 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 20, 8:09 AM HST · 19339 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
20. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Oct 20, 9:08 AM HST · 19339 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.126 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 20, 12:30 PM HST · 19339 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
22. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 20, 5:08 PM HST · 19339 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
23. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Oct 20, 9:21 PM HST · 19338 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
24. 2.120 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 20, 10:12 PM HST · 19338 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
25. 2.63 km S of Captain Cook, HawaiiSat, Oct 20, 10:37 PM HST · 19338 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
26. 2.811 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Oct 21, 12:06 AM HST · 19338 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
27. 2.512 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Oct 21, 2:46 AM HST · 19338 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
28. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Oct 21, 6:08 AM HST · 19338 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
29. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 21, 6:18 AM HST · 19338 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
30. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 21, 9:33 AM HST · 19338 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
31. 3.418 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 21, 4:04 PM HST · 19338 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
32. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 21, 4:13 PM HST · 19338 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
33. 2.216 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 21, 4:30 PM HST · 19338 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
34. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 21, 6:56 PM HST · 19338 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
35. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 21, 8:25 PM HST · 19337 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
36. 2.03 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 21, 10:03 PM HST · 19337 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
37. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 22, 4:04 AM HST · 19337 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
38. 2.813 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiMon, Oct 22, 5:19 AM HST · 19337 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
39. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 22, 10:34 AM HST · 19337 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
40. 2.14 km W of Kurtistown, HawaiiMon, Oct 22, 2:46 PM HST · 19337 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
41. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 22, 6:56 PM HST · 19337 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
42. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 22, 11:54 PM HST · 19336 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
43. 2.410 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Oct 23, 12:06 AM HST · 19336 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
44. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 23, 1:42 AM HST · 19336 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
45. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 23, 10:30 AM HST · 19336 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
46. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 23, 10:49 AM HST · 19336 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
47. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 23, 7:05 PM HST · 19335 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
48. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 23, 10:34 PM HST · 19335 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
49. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 23, 10:36 PM HST · 19335 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
50. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 23, 10:37 PM HST · 19335 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
51. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 23, 10:39 PM HST · 19335 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
52. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 24, 1:40 PM HST · 19335 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
53. 3.439 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Oct 24, 4:43 PM HST · 19335 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
54. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 4:49 AM HST · 19334 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
55. 2.416 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 5:28 AM HST · 19334 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
56. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 25, 6:25 PM HST · 19334 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
57. 4.33 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 7:53 AM HST · 19333 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
58. 2.718 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 11:29 AM HST · 19333 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
59. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, HIFri, Oct 26, 3:49 PM HST · 19333 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
60. 2.311 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 26, 11:19 PM HST · 19332 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 3.11 km WNW of Honomu, HawaiiTue, Oct 16, 6:40 AM HST · 19343 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.02 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 16, 2:17 AM HST · 19343 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 16, 1:06 AM HST · 19343 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 16, 12:15 AM HST · 19343 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 6:15 PM HST · 19344 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 5:26 PM HST · 19344 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 3:29 PM HST · 19344 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
8. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 3:10 PM HST · 19344 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
9. 1.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 2:54 PM HST · 19344 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 12:24 PM HST · 19344 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 8:26 AM HST · 19344 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.16 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 8:25 AM HST · 19344 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.110 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 6:25 AM HST · 19344 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
14. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 3:39 AM HST · 19344 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 1:15 AM HST · 19344 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Oct 15, 12:32 AM HST · 19344 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.521 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 6:57 PM HST · 19345 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
18. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 5:18 PM HST · 19345 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.920 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Oct 14, 11:42 AM HST · 19345 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 13, 5:19 PM HST · 19346 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19732489. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC.