Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Sep 29, 1971, 12:03 PM HST (22:03 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 15 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1971-09-29 22:03:02 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.310° N, 155.241° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
16

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. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.515 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.011 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.916 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.419 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.216 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.612 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.424 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.615 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.412 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.612 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.613 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.311 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.912 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.812 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 4.215 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.316 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20093 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.216 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.915 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.612 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.512 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.544 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.913 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20092 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.912 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.512 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.111 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.011 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 3.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.311 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.113 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.820 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.618 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.620 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.513 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.612 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20094 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.412 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20095 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20095 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20095 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.011 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20095 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20095 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20095 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.912 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20095 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20095 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20095 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20095 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19714892. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.