Hawaii earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Dec 14, 1971, 8:05 AM HST (18:05 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 44 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1971-12-14 18:05:33 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.360° N, 155.390° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
20

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. 2.55 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 19963 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19963 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19963 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19963 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.745 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19963 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19963 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19963 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19963 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19963 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19963 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19963 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.919 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.913 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 3.035 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19962 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.67 km S of Volcano, HI · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 19961 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19715867. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.