M2.6 earthquake 20 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Sep 28, 1971, 2:50 AM HST

UTC

1971-09-28 12:50:12 UTC

Depth

-1.2 km (-0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.387° N, 155.418° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.01

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast20 kmWSW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast51 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast332 kmSE

After

1. 1.913 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 3:15 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 3:19 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
3. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 3:19 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 3:32 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
5. 3.819 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 4:00 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.813 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 4:04 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 4:05 AM HST · 20091 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 4:09 AM HST · 20091 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 5:19 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 7:21 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.521 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 7:23 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.912 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 10:09 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
13. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 12:42 PM HST · 20091 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 1:07 PM HST · 20091 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
15. 2.011 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 2:47 PM HST · 20091 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 3:39 PM HST · 20091 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
17. 1.613 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 6:07 PM HST · 20091 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
18. 2.412 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 11:00 PM HST · 20091 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 1:38 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
20. 2.612 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 2:13 AM HST · 20090 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
21. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 3:07 AM HST · 20090 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
22. 2.513 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 4:41 AM HST · 20090 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
23. 2.620 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 4:58 AM HST · 20090 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
24. 2.618 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 6:10 AM HST · 20090 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
25. 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 6:20 AM HST · 20090 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
26. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 7:00 AM HST · 20090 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
27. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 8:40 AM HST · 20090 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
28. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 10:16 AM HST · 20090 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
29. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 12:03 PM HST · 20090 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
30. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 4:07 PM HST · 20090 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
31. 2.515 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 4:38 PM HST · 20090 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
32. 1.620 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 6:34 PM HST · 20090 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
33. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 7:43 PM HST · 20090 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
34. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 7:50 PM HST · 20090 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
35. 2.011 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 10:13 PM HST · 20090 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.916 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 29, 10:26 PM HST · 20090 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
37. 2.419 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 1:11 AM HST · 20090 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
38. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 1:16 AM HST · 20090 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.216 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 1:22 AM HST · 20090 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
40. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 1:42 AM HST · 20090 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
41. 2.612 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 2:48 AM HST · 20089 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
42. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 3:40 AM HST · 20089 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
43. 2.424 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 3:43 AM HST · 20089 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
44. 2.615 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 5:19 AM HST · 20089 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
45. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 5:57 AM HST · 20089 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
46. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 6:36 AM HST · 20089 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
47. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 7:12 AM HST · 20089 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
48. 2.412 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 8:09 AM HST · 20089 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
49. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 8:11 AM HST · 20089 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
50. 2.612 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 8:37 AM HST · 20089 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.613 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 9:14 AM HST · 20089 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
52. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 10:54 AM HST · 20089 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
53. 2.513 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 12:50 PM HST · 20089 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
54. 2.311 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 4:04 PM HST · 20089 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
55. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 5:32 PM HST · 20089 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
56. 2.912 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 5:44 PM HST · 20089 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
57. 2.812 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 5:46 PM HST · 20089 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
58. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 6:49 PM HST · 20089 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
59. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 7:17 PM HST · 20089 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
60. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 30, 9:27 PM HST · 20089 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.320 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 2:28 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.913 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 2:24 AM HST · 20091 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 1:57 AM HST · 20092 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.415 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 1:13 AM HST · 20092 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 1:03 AM HST · 20092 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
6. 3.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 28, 12:09 AM HST · 20092 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 11:55 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
8. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 11:52 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.110 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 10:53 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 10:51 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.519 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 10:50 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 9:54 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.116 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 9:50 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 9:50 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.110 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 9:22 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.110 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 9:13 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
17. 3.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 8:48 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.121 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 8:26 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 8:12 PM HST · 20092 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
20. 1.617 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 27, 8:06 PM HST · 20092 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19714849. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.