Past earthquakes near Kilauea volcano: May 2021 - list, stats and map

Updated: Apr 19, 2024 11:21 GMT - refresh

During May 2021, Kilauea volcano has had 532 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.2:

1 quake above magnitude 4
8 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
267 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
256 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Strongest: Mag. 4.2 Earthquake 15 Km S of Volcano, Hawaii -

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Showing quakes magnitude 2.1 or higher, within up to 30 km (19 mi) distance (207 out of 532 quakes, show more):

Past earthquakes near Kilauea volcano: May 2021 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
May 31, 2021 11:37 am (Honolulu)	2.1 32 km	23 km (14 mi) to the SW	7 Km ENE of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info
May 31, 2021 07:32 am (Honolulu)	2.1 33 km	22 km (14 mi) to the SW	9 Km ENE of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info
May 31, 2021 05:59 am (Honolulu)	3.4 32 km	21 km (13 mi) to the SW	10 Km NE of Pāhala, Hawaii 3 reports	Info
May 31, 2021 03:31 am (Honolulu)	2.1 33 km	26 km (16 mi) to the SW	7 Km E of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info
May 30, 2021 02:16 pm (Honolulu)	2.2 7.2 km	29 km (18 mi) to the N	13 Km SW of Hilo, Hawaii	Info
Sunday, May 30, 2021 GMT (3 quakes)
May 30, 2021 08:46 am (Honolulu)	2.2 32 km	26 km (16 mi) to the SW	4 Km ENE of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info
May 30, 2021 06:11 am (Honolulu)	2.1 31 km	22 km (14 mi) to the SW	8 Km ENE of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info
May 30, 2021 05:48 am (Honolulu)	2.4 1.5 km	8.5 km (5.3 mi) to the SE	7 Km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii	Info
Saturday, May 29, 2021 GMT (4 quakes)
May 29, 2021 12:25 pm (Honolulu)	2.1 33 km	25 km (15 mi) to the SW	7 Km E of Pāhala, Hawaii	Info
May 28, 2021 07:46 pm (Honolulu)	2.3 29 km	9.9 km (6.1 mi) to the SE	10 Km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii	Info
May 28, 2021 04:50 pm (Honolulu)	2.4 32 km	22 km (14 mi) to the SW	8 Km NE of Pāhala, Hawaii 1 report	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.1 x 10¹¹ joules (57.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 49.4 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