M2.5 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Sep 7, 1971, 6:14 PM HST

UTC

1971-09-08 04:14:43 UTC

Depth

1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.386° N, 155.280° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

15

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast8 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast40 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast343 kmSE

After

1. 2.313 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 6, 11:09 AM HST · 20075 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 6, 12:55 PM HST · 20074 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 6, 6:46 PM HST · 20074 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.714 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 6, 6:58 PM HST · 20074 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.69 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 6, 8:08 PM HST · 20074 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Oct 7, 9:43 AM HST · 20074 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
7. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 7, 1:10 PM HST · 20073 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.610 km NE of Honalo, HawaiiThu, Oct 7, 8:16 PM HST · 20073 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
9. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 8, 1:14 AM HST · 20073 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 8, 3:23 AM HST · 20073 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Oct 8, 6:50 AM HST · 20073 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 8, 1:01 PM HST · 20072 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 8, 7:20 PM HST · 20072 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.311 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Oct 9, 12:09 AM HST · 20072 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
15. 2.920 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 9, 12:17 AM HST · 20072 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.619 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 9, 12:30 AM HST · 20072 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 9, 2:29 AM HST · 20072 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
18. 2.520 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 9, 5:58 AM HST · 20072 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.020 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 9, 7:02 AM HST · 20072 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 9, 2:22 PM HST · 20071 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.215 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 9, 2:53 PM HST · 20071 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
22. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 9, 3:42 PM HST · 20071 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
23. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 9, 11:47 PM HST · 20071 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
24. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 2:44 AM HST · 20071 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
25. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 8:18 AM HST · 20071 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
26. 1.915 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 9:31 AM HST · 20071 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
27. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 12:17 PM HST · 20071 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
28. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 10, 7:41 PM HST · 20070 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
29. 2.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 2:39 AM HST · 20070 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
30. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 5:23 AM HST · 20070 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
31. 1.914 km WSW of Hilo, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 7:56 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
32. 2.438 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 8:41 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
33. 2.543 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 9:01 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
34. 2.940 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 9:20 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
35. 2.638 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 9:24 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
36. 3.042 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 9:56 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
37. 2.741 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 9:58 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
38. 2.343 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 10:02 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
39. 2.431 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 10:52 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
40. 2.561 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 11:00 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
41. 3.240 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 11:04 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
42. 2.648 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 11:07 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
43. 2.647 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Oct 11, 11:28 PM HST · 20069 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
44. 2.438 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 1:38 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
45. 3.237 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 1:38 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
46. 2.441 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 1:45 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
47. 2.738 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 2:19 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
48. 2.641 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 2:43 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
49. 2.637 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 2:49 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
50. 2.338 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 3:01 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
51. 2.540 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 3:02 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
52. 2.539 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 3:12 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
53. 2.745 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 3:47 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
54. 2.530 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 4:27 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
55. 2.445 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 4:49 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
56. 2.538 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 5:54 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
57. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 6:45 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
58. 3.541 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 8:49 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
59. 2.840 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 10:15 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
60. 2.545 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Oct 12, 10:19 AM HST · 20069 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19714082. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.