Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii on Mon, Jan 19, 1981, 5:10 AM HST (15:10 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 16 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-01-19 15:10:53 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.240° N, 155.535° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.610 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.59 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.48 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 3.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16693 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16693 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16693 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16693 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16693 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16693 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.45 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.917 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16694 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810167. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC.