Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Sun, Mar 15, 1981, 11:36 PM HST (09:36 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Fern Forest forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-03-16 09:36:04 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.362° N, 155.027° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
23

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.118 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.416 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.817 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.47 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.710 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.214 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.314 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.311 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.720 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.217 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.211 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.311 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.212 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.820 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.422 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.13 km E of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.111 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.022 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.612 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.514 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.415 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.015 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811113. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.