Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Mar 19, 1975, 7:23 AM HST (17:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 28 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-03-19 17:23:32 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.436° N, 155.471° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
28

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.623 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.922 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.522 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.723 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.723 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.619 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.112 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18820 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18820 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18820 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18820 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18820 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18820 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18820 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HI · 18820 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.423 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.924 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.34 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.02 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.74 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.626 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · -3 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.85 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.520 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18817 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18817 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18817 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.422 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.623 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.423 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.923 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.425 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.221 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.124 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.68 km N of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.525 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.823 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.623 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.623 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.922 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19752139. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.