Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Dec 3, 1971, 1:05 PM HST (23:05 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1971-12-03 23:05:51 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.410° N, 155.271° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
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. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.529 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.341 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19969 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.527 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 49 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.97 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.210 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.941 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19968 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 3.59 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.69 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.410 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.941 km SE of Naalehu, HI · 19967 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 3.050 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.93 km ENE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.936 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.74 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19967 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.710 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19966 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19966 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19966 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19966 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19966 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.940 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19966 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.111 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19966 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 3.540 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19966 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19715708. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.