Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Nov 18, 1971, 5:46 AM HST (15:46 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-11-18 15:46:15 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.420° N, 155.269° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
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 NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.114 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.933 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.834 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.938 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19990 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.49 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.32 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.411 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 3.138 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.24 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19989 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.533 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.917 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19988 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 3.110 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.538 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19987 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.520 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.421 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.224 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.114 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19986 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19715532. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.