M2.1 earthquake 11 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Oct 4, 1981, 11:49 AM HST

UTC

1981-10-04 21:49:01 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.249° N, 155.377° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

141°

Stations used

30

• Pāhala, HawaiiPopulation 1,356. Forecast12 kmENE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast57 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast345 kmSE

After

1. 1.814 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 4, 2:09 PM HST · 16432 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
2. 3.79 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 4, 3:42 PM HST · 16432 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
3. 3.011 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 4, 4:56 PM HST · 16432 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
4. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 5, 3:37 AM HST · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.416 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiMon, Oct 5, 4:47 AM HST · 16431 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 5, 10:07 AM HST · 16431 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 5, 11:15 AM HST · 16431 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
8. 1.813 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Oct 5, 10:11 PM HST · 16430 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 6, 2:29 AM HST · 16430 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 6, 9:30 AM HST · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.625 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Oct 6, 12:15 PM HST · 16430 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
12. 3.04 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 6, 2:30 PM HST · 16430 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
13. 1.517 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 6, 6:49 PM HST · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
14. 3.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 6, 11:35 PM HST · 16429 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
15. 1.814 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 7, 12:30 AM HST · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.524 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 7, 6:28 AM HST · 16429 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 7, 8:20 AM HST · 16429 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
18. 2.727 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Oct 7, 1:01 PM HST · 16429 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
19. 2.320 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 7, 6:24 PM HST · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.67 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 7, 10:59 PM HST · 16428 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
21. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 8, 1:49 AM HST · 16428 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
22. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 8, 2:11 AM HST · 16428 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
23. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 8, 10:02 AM HST · 16428 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
24. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 8, 11:33 AM HST · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
25. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 8, 1:27 PM HST · 16428 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
26. 2.321 km NNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiThu, Oct 8, 7:29 PM HST · 16427 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
27. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 9, 2:42 AM HST · 16427 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
28. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 9, 8:52 AM HST · 16427 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
29. 2.119 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 9, 11:10 AM HST · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
30. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 9, 8:21 PM HST · 16426 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
31. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 10, 3:34 AM HST · 16426 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
32. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 10, 3:44 AM HST · 16426 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
33. 2.523 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 10, 7:53 AM HST · 16426 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
34. 1.65 km NNE of Waikoloa, HawaiiSat, Oct 10, 11:13 AM HST · 16426 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
35. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 10, 11:46 AM HST · 16426 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
36. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 10, 4:43 PM HST · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
37. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 10, 6:23 PM HST · 16426 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
38. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 11, 3:01 AM HST · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
39. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 11, 3:28 AM HST · 16425 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
40. 2.312 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 11, 5:08 AM HST · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
41. 3.17 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSun, Oct 11, 7:21 AM HST · 16425 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
42. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 11, 8:35 AM HST · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
43. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 11, 3:37 PM HST · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
44. 1.613 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 5:16 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
45. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 7:25 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
46. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 9:30 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
47. 2.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 9:35 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
48. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 9:47 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
49. 2.314 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 10:28 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
50. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 10:53 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
51. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 2:43 PM HST · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
52. 2.513 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 10:26 PM HST · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
53. 2.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 12:13 AM HST · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
54. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 4:15 AM HST · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
55. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 5:03 AM HST · 16423 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
56. 2.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 3:40 PM HST · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
57. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 6:24 PM HST · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
58. 3.115 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 7:11 PM HST · 16422 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
59. 3.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 7:14 PM HST · 16422 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
60. 1.610 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Oct 14, 12:36 AM HST · 16422 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 1.9Hawaii region, HawaiiSun, Oct 4, 2:05 AM HST · 16432 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
2. 2.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 10:51 PM HST · 16432 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
3. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 10:28 PM HST · 16432 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
4. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 10:16 PM HST · 16432 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 5:48 PM HST · 16433 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.528 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 1:07 PM HST · 16433 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
7. 2.523 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 9:48 AM HST · 16433 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 6:03 AM HST · 16433 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
9. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 2, 12:27 PM HST · 16434 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
10. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 2, 11:43 AM HST · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
11. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 2, 9:21 AM HST · 16434 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
12. 3.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 2, 5:44 AM HST · 16434 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
13. 3.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 1, 9:39 PM HST · 16434 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 1, 5:22 PM HST · 16435 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
15. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 1, 2:40 PM HST · 16435 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
16. 2.222 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, Sep 30, 9:03 PM HST · 16435 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
17. 2.414 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 30, 2:17 PM HST · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 30, 9:59 AM HST · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
19. 4.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 30, 7:04 AM HST · 16436 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 30, 7:04 AM HST · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813421. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.