M1.9 earthquake 3 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Fri, Dec 24, 1971, 6:01 AM HST

UTC

1971-12-24 16:01:34 UTC

Depth

1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.439° N, 155.263° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

215°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast3 kmW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast35 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast341 kmSE

After

1. 2.118 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 6:36 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
2. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 7:08 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 7:42 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
4. 4.242 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 8:00 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 8:07 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 8:08 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
7. 3.235 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 8:09 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 8:22 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.63 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 11:21 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 11:43 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
11. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 12:09 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 12:54 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
13. 1.812 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 12:55 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
14. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 2:52 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
15. 2.414 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 3:09 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 3:20 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 3:47 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
18. 4.414 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 4:11 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
19. 2.711 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 4:13 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
20. 2.412 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 4:15 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
21. 2.113 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 4:27 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
22. 2.114 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 4:35 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
23. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 4:46 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
24. 2.414 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 5:35 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
25. 4.312 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 5:38 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
26. 2.115 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 5:43 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
27. 3.215 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 5:56 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
28. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 6:16 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
29. 2.114 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 6:25 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
30. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 7:09 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
31. 2.413 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 7:46 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
32. 2.19 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 7:51 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
33. 3.414 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 7:54 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
34. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 8:21 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
35. 2.113 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 8:31 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
36. 3.318 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 8:47 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
37. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 8:51 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
38. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 8:53 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
39. 2.113 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 9:00 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
40. 2.412 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 9:36 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
41. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 9:38 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
42. 2.119 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 10:39 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
43. 2.111 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 10:40 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
44. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 11:04 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 11:20 PM HST · 20008 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
46. 2.225 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 12:10 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
47. 2.413 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 12:11 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
48. 2.114 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 1:07 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
49. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 1:11 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
50. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 1:13 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
51. 2.413 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 1:13 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
52. 1.610 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 1:20 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
53. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 1:23 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
54. 2.713 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 1:40 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
55. 2.413 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 3:04 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
56. 2.412 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 3:15 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
57. 2.532 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 4:46 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
58. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 4:49 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
59. 2.811 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 5:00 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
60. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 6:11 AM HST · 20008 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.542 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 3:14 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
2. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 2:57 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.614 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 2:35 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.016 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 2:14 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 2:08 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.538 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 1:59 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 1:34 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.114 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 1:31 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
9. 2.716 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 1:26 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.217 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 12:20 AM HST · 20009 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 11:54 PM HST · 20009 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
12. 4.338 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 10:02 PM HST · 20009 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.47 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HIThu, Dec 23, 9:57 PM HST · 20009 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
14. 2.719 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 9:41 PM HST · 20009 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
15. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 8:43 PM HST · 20009 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.715 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 8:30 PM HST · 20009 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
17. 3.315 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 8:29 PM HST · 20009 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
18. 2.419 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 8:21 PM HST · 20009 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
19. 2.516 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 7:13 PM HST · 20009 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
20. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 6:51 PM HST · 20009 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19716163. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.