Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Oct 22, 1971, 9:48 AM HST (19:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-10-22 19:48:52 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.333° N, 155.225° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20018 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20018 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20018 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.310 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 20017 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.017 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20017 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20017 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20017 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20017 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20017 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20017 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20016 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.66 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 20016 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.211 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20016 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.717 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20016 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20016 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20016 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20016 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20016 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20016 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.017 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20015 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20015 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20015 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20015 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20015 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.45 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20015 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.916 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20015 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 3.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20015 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20014 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20014 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20014 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20014 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20014 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20014 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20014 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.835 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20014 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20014 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 20014 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20013 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.921 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 20013 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 3.09 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 20013 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20013 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.755 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.754 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.536 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.738 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.537 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.536 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 3.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.339 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 20012 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 4.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20011 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 4.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 20011 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20011 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20011 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 20011 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 20011 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19715219. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.