M1.9 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Nov 18, 1973, 1:44 AM HST

UTC

1973-11-18 11:44:28 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.391° N, 155.275° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

85°

Stations used

11

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast7 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast39 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast343 kmSE

After

1. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 3:28 AM HST · 19311 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
2. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 4:55 AM HST · 19311 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 3:00 AM HST · 19310 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 4:37 AM HST · 19310 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.319 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 7:07 AM HST · 19310 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 4:05 PM HST · 19309 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.44 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 8:34 PM HST · 19309 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
8. 2.415 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiMon, Nov 19, 8:51 PM HST · 19309 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
9. 2.614 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Nov 20, 10:54 PM HST · 19308 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.019 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 12:38 AM HST · 19308 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.019 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 2:49 AM HST · 19308 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 4:47 AM HST · 19308 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 5:11 AM HST · 19308 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.222 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 2:18 PM HST · 19307 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.224 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 11:09 PM HST · 19307 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 11:18 PM HST · 19307 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
17. 2.813 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Nov 21, 11:24 PM HST · 19307 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
18. 2.019 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 3:26 PM HST · 19306 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
19. 2.69 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 22, 9:40 PM HST · 19306 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.912 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 1:36 AM HST · 19306 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
21. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 23, 5:29 PM HST · 19305 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 2:33 AM HST · 19305 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
23. 3.412 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 4:25 AM HST · 19305 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
24. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 1:10 PM HST · 19304 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
25. 2.510 km S of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Nov 24, 1:45 PM HST · 19304 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
26. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Nov 25, 7:42 AM HST · 19304 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 26, 1:32 PM HST · 19302 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
28. 2.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 27, 5:52 AM HST · 19302 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
29. 3.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 28, 2:59 AM HST · 19301 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
30. 1.910 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 28, 3:59 AM HST · 19301 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 28, 4:49 AM HST · 19301 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
32. 2.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 28, 5:02 AM HST · 19301 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
33. 3.321 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 28, 7:29 PM HST · 19300 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
34. 3.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Nov 29, 1:07 PM HST · 19299 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
35. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 29, 8:51 PM HST · 19299 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
36. 2.613 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Nov 29, 11:09 PM HST · 19299 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
37. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 30, 1:09 AM HST · 19299 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
38. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 30, 4:04 AM HST · 19299 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
39. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 30, 3:13 PM HST · 19298 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
40. 2.630 km SE of Waikoloa, HawaiiFri, Nov 30, 6:28 PM HST · 19298 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
41. 2.612 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Dec 1, 1:50 AM HST · 19298 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
42. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 1, 6:06 AM HST · 19298 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
43. 2.19 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 1, 10:00 AM HST · 19297 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
44. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 1, 11:28 PM HST · 19297 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
45. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 2, 9:18 PM HST · 19296 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
46. 2.821 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 3, 2:30 AM HST · 19296 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
47. 2.313 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 3, 9:38 AM HST · 19295 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
48. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 3, 1:52 PM HST · 19295 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
49. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 4, 12:08 AM HST · 19295 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
50. 2.321 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 4, 12:28 AM HST · 19295 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
51. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 4, 5:06 AM HST · 19295 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
52. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 4, 7:15 AM HST · 19295 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
53. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 4, 9:26 AM HST · 19294 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
54. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 4, 9:47 AM HST · 19294 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
55. 2.912 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Dec 4, 8:18 PM HST · 19294 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
56. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 4, 8:23 PM HST · 19294 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
57. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 5, 1:30 AM HST · 19294 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
58. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 5, 1:20 PM HST · 19293 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
59. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 5, 6:38 PM HST · 19293 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
60. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Dec 6, 6:04 AM HST · 19293 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 1:42 AM HST · 19311 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 18, 12:52 AM HST · 19311 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 5:10 PM HST · 19311 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.817 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 4:24 PM HST · 19311 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.018 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 1:47 PM HST · 19311 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 11:55 AM HST · 19311 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 17, 11:53 AM HST · 19311 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.323 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 10:44 PM HST · 19312 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
9. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 9:53 PM HST · 19312 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 5:05 PM HST · 19312 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
11. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 16, 1:59 AM HST · 19313 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.65 km WSW of Pepeekeo, HawaiiThu, Nov 15, 12:29 AM HST · 19314 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
13. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 9:33 PM HST · 19315 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 2:00 PM HST · 19315 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
15. 2.922 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 13, 11:10 AM HST · 19315 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 12, 8:15 PM HST · 19316 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 1:25 PM HST · 19317 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 7:05 AM HST · 19318 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
19. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 6:05 AM HST · 19318 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 11, 5:59 AM HST · 19318 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19732789. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.