M2.1 earthquake 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Mar 23, 1975, 3:14 AM HST (13:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 28 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-03-23 13:14:50 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.416° N, 155.278° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 129°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.520 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.516 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18823 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.517 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18823 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.817 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 18823 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18823 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18823 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 18823 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.628 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18823 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.37 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18823 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.221 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.924 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.13 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.228 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · -2 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18822 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.523 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.925 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.528 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.328 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.429 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18821 days ago · -2 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.513 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18820 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.826 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18820 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18820 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.722 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18819 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.119 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.224 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.04 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18818 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.916 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18817 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18817 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.419 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 18817 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18817 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 18816 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.115 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18816 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18815 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 18815 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18815 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.828 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 18815 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18815 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18815 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.85 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.626 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · -3 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18824 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 18825 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18825 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.74 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18825 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18825 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18825 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18825 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18825 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 18825 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19752201. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC.