Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Nov 14, 1971, 7:43 PM HST (05:43 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-11-15 05:43:24 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.358° N, 155.301° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
10

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. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.410 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.39 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.237 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.29 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.110 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.110 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.09 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.19 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.19 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19991 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.29 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.110 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 3.011 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.532 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.111 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.431 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 3.933 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.834 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.938 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.49 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.32 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 3.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.411 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 3.138 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19715427. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.