M1.9 earthquake 10 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 3, 1974, 11:44 AM HST (21:44 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-01-03 21:44:42 UTC
- Depth
- 2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.361° N, 155.180° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- 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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 139 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.911 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19267 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.312 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19267 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19267 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19267 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.912 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19267 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.911 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19267 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19267 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19266 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19266 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19266 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.120 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19266 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19266 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19265 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.97 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19264 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.442 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19264 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.17 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19264 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.424 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19263 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19263 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19263 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19263 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19263 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19263 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19262 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.05 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19262 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.316 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19262 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.65 km SSW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 19261 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19261 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19261 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.814 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 19261 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.01 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19261 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19261 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19261 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19261 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.215 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19261 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19260 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19260 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19259 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19259 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19259 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19259 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19259 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19259 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19259 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19259 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19259 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19258 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.43 km WSW of Kurtistown, Hawaii · 19258 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19258 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.21 km ESE of Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii · 19258 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.825 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19258 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.913 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19258 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.313 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19258 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19258 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.314 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19258 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19258 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19258 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19257 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19256 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.315 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19256 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19256 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
The first 60 of 197.
Before
- 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19267 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.63 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.316 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19268 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19269 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19269 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19269 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19269 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19270 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.822 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19270 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19270 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.39 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19270 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.22 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.411 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.412 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19271 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19740021. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.