Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Oct 3, 1971, 1:14 PM HST (23:14 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1971-10-03 23:14:41 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.322° N, 155.198° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
20

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20089 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.35 km N of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii · 20088 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20088 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.517 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20088 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.630 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 20088 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20088 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20088 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20088 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20088 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.113 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20087 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20087 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20087 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20087 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20087 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20087 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20087 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20087 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.313 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20086 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20086 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20086 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.714 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20086 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20086 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20085 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20085 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.610 km NE of Honalo, Hawaii · 20085 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20084 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20084 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20084 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20084 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20084 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.311 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.920 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.619 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.520 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.020 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20082 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20082 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20082 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20082 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20082 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.914 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.438 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.543 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.940 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.638 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 3.042 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.741 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.343 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.431 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.561 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 3.240 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.648 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.647 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20089 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20089 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.712 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20089 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20089 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.820 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.113 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.311 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.419 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.011 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.111 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.512 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.912 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20090 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20091 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19714977. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.