M1.6 earthquake 16 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Mar 12, 1981, 8:50 PM HST

UTC

1981-03-13 06:50:15 UTC

Depth

2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.308° N, 155.365° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

21

• Pāhala, HawaiiPopulation 1,356. Forecast17 kmNE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast52 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast342 kmSE

After

1. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 8:54 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 9:25 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
3. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 11:33 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 5:32 AM HST · 16638 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 8:21 AM HST · 16638 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 8:32 AM HST · 16638 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 10:44 AM HST · 16638 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 11:00 AM HST · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 5:20 PM HST · 16638 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
10. 2.015 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 5:36 PM HST · 16638 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.415 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 6:56 PM HST · 16638 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
12. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 11:00 PM HST · 16638 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 14, 9:49 AM HST · 16637 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 14, 9:53 AM HST · 16637 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 14, 1:24 PM HST · 16637 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
16. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 3:52 AM HST · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 7:28 AM HST · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
18. 1.514 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 1:47 PM HST · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
19. 4.18 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 8:17 PM HST · 16636 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
20. 3.513 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 8:26 PM HST · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
21. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 8:38 PM HST · 16636 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
22. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 8:51 PM HST · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
23. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 9:31 PM HST · 16636 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
24. 2.58 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 9:32 PM HST · 16636 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
25. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 9:34 PM HST · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
26. 3.08 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 10:23 PM HST · 16636 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
27. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 11:36 PM HST · 16636 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
28. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 11:48 PM HST · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
29. 2.89 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 12:34 AM HST · 16636 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
30. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 1:31 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
31. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 1:43 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
32. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 3:42 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
33. 2.118 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 4:00 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
34. 2.06 km NNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:32 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
35. 2.416 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:41 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
36. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:46 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
37. 1.715 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:47 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
38. 1.817 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:58 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
39. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 6:46 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 12:06 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
41. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:03 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
42. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:34 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
43. 2.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 10:09 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
44. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 4:08 AM HST · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.47 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 6:35 AM HST · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
46. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 10:14 AM HST · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
47. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 2:37 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
48. 2.710 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 4:46 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
49. 2.85 km NNW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 5:24 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
50. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 6:24 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
51. 2.74 km SSW of Kalaoa, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 6:27 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
52. 3.06 km NW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 7:43 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
53. 2.214 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 10:41 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
54. 2.314 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 10:43 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
55. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 11:13 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
56. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 12:36 AM HST · 16634 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
57. 2.311 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 4:34 AM HST · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
58. 2.720 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 5:00 AM HST · 16633 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
59. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 8:40 AM HST · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
60. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 8:58 AM HST · 16633 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.318 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 8:49 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.518 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 8:39 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 4:30 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 4:06 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.915 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 2:16 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 1:25 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.615 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 12:25 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 11:30 AM HST · 16639 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 10:30 AM HST · 16639 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 9:06 AM HST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.013 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 8:33 AM HST · 16639 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 4:55 AM HST · 16639 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 4:41 AM HST · 16639 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 4:38 AM HST · 16639 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 3:32 AM HST · 16639 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 2:38 AM HST · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
17. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 11, 11:11 PM HST · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 11, 10:52 PM HST · 16640 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
19. 3.626 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 11, 10:37 PM HST · 16640 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
20. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 11, 8:04 PM HST · 16640 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811069. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.