Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 43 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 43 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii on Fri, Mar 20, 1981, 6:31 PM HST (04:31 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 12 km SSW of Volcano, 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
1981-03-21 04:31:54 UTC
Depth
46.6 km (28.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.941° N, 155.176° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
33

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. 2.019 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.03 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.611 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.413 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.010 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.310 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.914 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.021 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.518 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.626 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16626 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16626 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.816 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16626 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 3.433 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16626 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.915 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.612 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.111 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811213. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.