Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Oct 9, 1971, 2:22 PM HST (00:22 UTC), 16 km (10 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-10-10 00:22:13 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.417° N, 155.266° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
22

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

After

  1. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20080 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20080 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20080 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20079 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20079 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20079 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20079 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20079 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.914 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.438 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.543 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.940 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.638 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.042 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.741 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.343 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.431 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.561 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 3.240 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.648 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.647 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20078 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.438 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 3.237 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.441 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.738 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.641 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.637 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.338 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.540 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.539 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.745 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.530 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.445 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.538 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 3.541 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.840 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.545 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.320 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.540 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.4Hawaii region, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.5Hawaii region, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.941 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.211 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20077 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20076 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20076 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20076 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.016 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20076 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20076 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.541 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20076 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.440 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20076 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.36 km NW of Kea‘au, Hawaii · 20076 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20076 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.27 km S of Hilo, Hawaii · 20075 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.113 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20075 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20075 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.19 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 20075 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.020 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20080 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.520 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 20080 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20080 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.619 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.920 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.311 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20081 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20082 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.610 km NE of Honalo, Hawaii · 20082 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20082 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.117 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20082 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.714 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.313 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20083 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20084 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19715049. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC.