Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Nov 1, 1973, 7:54 AM HST (17:54 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 10 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-11-01 17:54:36 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.413° N, 155.287° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 159 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19325 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19325 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.719 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19325 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19325 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19325 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.67 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19325 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.320 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19325 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19325 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19325 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19325 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19324 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.643 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19324 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19324 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19323 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19323 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19323 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19323 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19322 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19322 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19322 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19322 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.323 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19322 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 3.024 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19321 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.712 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19321 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19321 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19321 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19321 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19320 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19319 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19319 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19319 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.74 km N of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19319 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19318 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 3.64 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19318 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19318 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19318 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.320 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19318 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19318 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19317 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.26 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.918 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.18 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.18 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.315 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19316 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.76 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.16 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.29 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.06 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19326 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19327 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19327 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 19327 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19327 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19327 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19328 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19732639. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.