Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Sep 30, 1971, 12:50 PM HST (22:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 18 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-09-30 22:50:56 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.321° N, 155.256° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20055 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.219 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20054 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20054 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20054 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20054 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20054 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20053 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20053 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20053 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20053 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20053 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20053 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20052 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.918 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20051 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.729 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20051 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.814 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20051 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.23 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 20051 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20051 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20050 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20050 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20050 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20050 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20049 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20049 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.210 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20049 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.67 km SW of Waimea, Hawaii · 20049 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20048 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20048 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20048 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.426 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20048 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.431 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20048 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20048 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.431 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20048 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20047 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.328 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20047 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20047 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20047 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20046 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.533 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20046 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20046 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20046 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.814 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20045 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20045 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20045 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20045 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.219 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20045 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.515 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20045 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20044 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20044 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.220 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20044 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20044 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.41 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20044 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.418 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20044 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20043 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20043 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20043 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20043 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20043 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20042 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20042 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19714931. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.