Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 6, 1971, 8:08 PM HST (06:08 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-10-07 06:08:38 UTC
Depth
27.3 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.391° N, 155.302° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
25

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. 2.418 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20043 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20043 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20043 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20043 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20043 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20043 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20042 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20042 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.427 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20041 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.215 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20041 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20041 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20041 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20041 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20041 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20041 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.416 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20040 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20040 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20040 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.419 km W of Volcano, HI · 20040 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20040 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.516 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20040 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20039 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20039 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.027 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 20039 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20038 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.618 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20038 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.115 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20038 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.017 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20037 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20037 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20037 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20037 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20037 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 20037 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20037 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20036 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.321 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20036 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20035 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 3.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20035 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20035 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.310 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20035 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.216 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20035 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20035 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20035 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.325 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.813 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.814 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.114 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 3.215 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.714 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.514 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20034 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19715021. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.