Past earthquakes near Kilauea volcano: October 2020 - list, stats and map

Updated: Apr 19, 2024 08:00 GMT - refresh

During October 2020, Kilauea volcano has had 461 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.5:

4 quakes above magnitude 3
213 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
244 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Strongest: Mag. 3.5 Earthquake 9 Km E of Pāhala, Hawaii, USA -

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Showing quakes magnitude 1.9 or higher, within up to 30 km (19 mi) distance (282 out of 461 quakes, show more):

Past earthquakes near Kilauea volcano: October 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Oct 31, 2020 01:36 pm (Honolulu)	2.1 32 km	24 km (15 mi) to the SW	4.6 miles ENE of Pāhala	Info
Oct 31, 2020 01:21 pm (Honolulu)	2.4 1.2 km	5.7 km (3.5 mi) to the E	14 miles SW of Mountain View, Hawaii	Info
Oct 31, 2020 01:17 pm (Honolulu)	2.1 31 km	23 km (14 mi) to the SW	5.3 miles ENE of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info
Oct 31, 2020 07:48 am (Honolulu)	2.3 33 km	26 km (16 mi) to the SW	3.6 miles ENE of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info
Oct 31, 2020 02:19 am (Honolulu)	2.0 37 km	26 km (16 mi) to the SW	5 miles E of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info
Oct 30, 2020 05:49 pm (Honolulu)	2.1 32 km	28 km (18 mi) to the SW	5 miles ESE of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info
Oct 30, 2020 05:49 pm (Honolulu)	2.5 2.4 km	1 km (0.6 mi) to the N	15 miles SW of Mountain View, Hawaii	Info
Oct 30, 2020 04:19 pm (Honolulu)	2.0 31 km	22 km (14 mi) to the SW	6.5 miles ENE of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info
Friday, October 30, 2020 GMT (10 quakes)
Oct 29, 2020 10:30 pm (Honolulu)	2.8 35 km	26 km (16 mi) to the SW	4.4 miles E of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info
Oct 29, 2020 09:59 pm (Honolulu)	2.2 1.7 km	8.6 km (5.3 mi) to the SE	14 miles SSW of Mountain View, Hawaii	Info
Oct 29, 2020 09:10 pm (Honolulu)	2.0 34 km	26 km (16 mi) to the SW	4.5 miles E of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.9 x 10¹⁰ joules (19.2 megawatt hours, equivalent to 16.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Eruption Update

Kilauea volcano (Hawaiian Islands, USA) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 31 January-6 February 2024 (New Activity / Unrest)

HVO reported that seismicity at Kilauea increased on 27 January and during 27-30 January the locations of the earthquakes became more widespread. Inflation at the summit was ongoing and remained at a high level. Sulfur dioxide gas emission rates were low. ... Read all

Sun, 4 Feb 2024, 05:20