Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21 km N of P?hala, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21 km N of P?hala, Hawaii on Sun, May 3, 1981, 6:36 AM HST (16:36 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 36 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-03 16:36:20 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.400° N, 155.500° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
40

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.22 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.58 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.55 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.11 km ESE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.714 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.221 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.817 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.415 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.110 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.28 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.117 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.314 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16581 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16581 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16581 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16581 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.62 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16581 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16581 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16580 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.624 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16588 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16588 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.727 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16588 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16588 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16588 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16588 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.15 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811684. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.