Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 11 km N of Puako, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11 km N of Puako, Hawaii on Thu, Nov 26, 1981, 3:18 AM HST (13:18 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 12 km W of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-26 13:18:52 UTC
Depth
24.3 km (15.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.077° N, 155.835° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.17 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16376 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.58 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16376 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.58 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16376 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.39 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16376 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.59 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16376 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.37 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.59 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.48 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.711 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.48 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16374 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.08 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16374 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16373 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.911 km N of Puako, Hawaii · 16372 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.412 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.57 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.69 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.313 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16369 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16369 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16369 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16369 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16368 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16368 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16367 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.624 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16367 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.411 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16366 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 4.112 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16366 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16366 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16363 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16362 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16360 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.63 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16354 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16354 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16353 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16352 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16352 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 3.013 km N of Puako, Hawaii · 16351 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.812 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16351 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16350 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.511 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16350 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16350 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16350 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16350 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16350 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.49 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 16349 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.86 km WNW of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 16348 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16348 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 2.49 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16378 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16378 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16378 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.627 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16379 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16380 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.89 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16380 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.59 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16380 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16380 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16381 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HI · 16381 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.97 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.411 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16382 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.68 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.19 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.09 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16384 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.113 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813821. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.