Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Dec 23, 1973, 5:50 PM HST (03:50 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1973-12-24 03:50:17 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.355° N, 155.209° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19274 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19274 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19274 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19273 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.112 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19272 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.317 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.69 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.719 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.110 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19270 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.613 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19270 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.510 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19270 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19270 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.711 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19270 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19269 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19269 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19269 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.214 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19269 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.711 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.412 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.411 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.22 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19267 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19267 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19266 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 3.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19266 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.822 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19266 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 3.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19266 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19266 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19266 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19266 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19265 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.316 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19265 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19265 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.63 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19265 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.429 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.719 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19275 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19276 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19276 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19276 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19276 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19276 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19277 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19278 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19278 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19278 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.417 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 19278 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19278 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.414 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19278 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19278 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19280 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19732977. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC.