Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km ESE of Hilo, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Hilo, Hawaii on Tue, Sep 8, 1981, 12:43 PM HST (22:43 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-09-08 22:43:44 UTC
Depth
-0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.708° N, 155.011° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16458 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16458 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16458 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16457 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16457 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16457 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16457 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.96 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16456 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.66 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16456 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16456 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.812 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.24 km N of Kea‘au, HI · 16456 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.99 km SE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 16455 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.516 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.44 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16454 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.415 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.35 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16452 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16452 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16452 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.314 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16452 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16452 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.624 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16450 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.49 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16450 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.229 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16450 days ago · -3 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16450 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16450 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16447 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16447 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16447 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16447 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.646 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.528 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16460 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16460 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16460 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.622 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16460 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16460 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16460 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.813 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.410 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16462 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813259. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.