Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Nov 26, 1971, 2:12 PM HST (00:12 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-11-27 00:12:57 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.322° N, 155.193° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
18

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. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19974 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19974 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19974 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.912 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 19974 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19974 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19974 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19974 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19974 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19974 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19974 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.49 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19974 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19973 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19973 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19973 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.941 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19973 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.67 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 19973 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.535 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.640 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.412 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.54 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.638 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19972 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.416 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 19971 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.639 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19971 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19971 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 3.426 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 3.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19970 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.410 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.815 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.948 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 2 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 hv19715618. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.