M2.0 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Dec 27, 1973, 3:35 AM HST

UTC

1973-12-27 13:35:19 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.320° N, 155.186° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

21

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast356 kmSE

After

1. 2.317 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 3:46 AM HST · 19271 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 6:08 AM HST · 19271 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 6:09 AM HST · 19271 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 12:04 PM HST · 19271 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.69 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 6:06 PM HST · 19271 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.719 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 7:00 PM HST · 19271 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
7. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 27, 7:01 PM HST · 19271 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
8. 2.110 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 12:49 AM HST · 19271 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
9. 2.613 km SSE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 1:54 AM HST · 19271 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.510 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 5:33 AM HST · 19270 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 11:43 AM HST · 19270 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.711 km S of Waikoloa, HawaiiFri, Dec 28, 7:23 PM HST · 19270 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 2:40 AM HST · 19269 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 4:46 AM HST · 19269 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
15. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 7:27 AM HST · 19269 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.214 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 12:24 PM HST · 19269 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
17. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Dec 29, 9:36 PM HST · 19269 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
18. 2.120 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 1:48 AM HST · 19269 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
19. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 2:12 AM HST · 19269 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.711 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 11:13 AM HST · 19268 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
21. 2.412 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 11:25 AM HST · 19268 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.411 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 12:04 PM HST · 19268 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
23. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 6:41 PM HST · 19268 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
24. 2.22 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 30, 11:55 PM HST · 19268 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
25. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 31, 7:30 AM HST · 19267 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
26. 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 12:55 AM HST · 19267 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
27. 3.017 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 3:34 AM HST · 19266 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
28. 2.822 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 6:03 AM HST · 19266 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
29. 3.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 6:30 AM HST · 19266 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
30. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 12:08 PM HST · 19266 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
31. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 4:13 PM HST · 19266 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
32. 2.022 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 1, 6:17 PM HST · 19266 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
33. 3.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 6:27 AM HST · 19265 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
34. 2.316 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 11:25 AM HST · 19265 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
35. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 5:10 PM HST · 19265 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
36. 2.63 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 7:57 PM HST · 19265 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
37. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 2, 8:15 PM HST · 19265 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
38. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 3, 12:08 AM HST · 19265 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 3, 2:08 AM HST · 19265 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
40. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 3, 11:05 AM HST · 19264 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
41. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 3, 11:44 AM HST · 19264 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
42. 1.911 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 3, 4:12 PM HST · 19264 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.312 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 3, 6:02 PM HST · 19264 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
44. 2.126 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 3, 8:20 PM HST · 19264 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
45. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 3, 9:01 PM HST · 19264 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
46. 1.912 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 4, 12:00 AM HST · 19264 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
47. 1.911 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 4, 3:39 AM HST · 19263 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
48. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 4, 4:41 AM HST · 19263 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
49. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 4, 9:30 AM HST · 19263 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
50. 2.119 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 4, 11:35 AM HST · 19263 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
51. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 4, 5:34 PM HST · 19263 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
52. 2.120 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 4, 6:47 PM HST · 19263 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
53. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 4, 10:26 PM HST · 19263 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
54. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 5, 11:03 AM HST · 19262 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
55. 1.97 km SSW of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 6, 11:01 AM HST · 19261 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
56. 2.442 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 6, 7:16 PM HST · 19261 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
57. 2.17 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 6, 11:23 PM HST · 19261 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
58. 2.424 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 7, 11:22 AM HST · 19260 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
59. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 8, 4:37 AM HST · 19259 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
60. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 8, 4:53 AM HST · 19259 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

1. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 2:34 PM HST · 19272 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 12:58 PM HST · 19272 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
3. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 6:23 AM HST · 19272 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
4. 2.112 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 4:03 AM HST · 19272 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
5. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 12:54 AM HST · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.818 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 26, 12:09 AM HST · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 11:24 PM HST · 19273 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 10:53 PM HST · 19273 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 10:39 PM HST · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 2:28 PM HST · 19273 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 2:08 PM HST · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 2:06 PM HST · 19273 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.018 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 2:06 PM HST · 19273 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 2:04 PM HST · 19273 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 8:38 AM HST · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 8:04 AM HST · 19273 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
17. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 2:44 AM HST · 19273 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 1:46 AM HST · 19274 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 25, 12:07 AM HST · 19274 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
20. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 24, 8:49 AM HST · 19274 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19733009. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.