Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 27, 1971, 7:54 PM HST (05:54 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 11 km ENE of P?hala, 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
1971-12-28 05:54:09 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.275° N, 155.362° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
19

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.913 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.114 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.211 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.615 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.311 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.410 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.912 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.710 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.210 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 3.214 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.410 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.914 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.610 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.611 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.310 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 3.013 km E of Pāhala, HI · 20003 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.211 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 3.913 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.512 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 4.711 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 3.613 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.714 km ENE of Pāhala, HI · 20003 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.813 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.614 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.412 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.510 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.011 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20003 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.815 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.514 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.435 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.515 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.713 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.512 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20004 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19716640. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.