Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Nov 12, 1971, 3:46 PM HST (01:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 13 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-11-13 01:46:26 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.317° N, 155.244° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

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. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.613 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.511 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.211 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.110 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.110 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.811 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.211 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.414 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.813 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.613 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 3.412 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.410 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.39 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 3.237 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.29 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.110 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.110 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 3.09 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.19 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.19 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.29 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.110 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 3.011 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.532 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.111 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19715404. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.