Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 3 km NNW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii on Sun, Nov 1, 1981, 4:05 PM HST (02:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-11-02 02:05:50 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.485° N, 155.879° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
41

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 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16405 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.09 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 16405 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16404 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16404 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.44 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16404 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16404 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16404 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.73 km WSW of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 16404 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.930 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.68 km E of Waimea, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.718 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.717 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.822 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16400 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.221 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 3.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.915 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.710 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.528 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16398 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.016 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16396 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 4.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16396 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16396 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16396 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 3.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16396 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16396 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.517 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16405 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.113 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16405 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16405 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16405 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16406 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16406 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16406 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16406 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.520 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16406 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16407 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16407 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16407 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.221 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16407 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16407 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16407 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16407 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16408 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.014 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16408 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16408 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16408 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813621. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.