M4.8 earthquake 14 km NNW of ‘Ualapu‘e, Hawaii
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of ‘Ualapu‘e, Hawaii on Thu, Mar 5, 1981, 4:43 PM HST (02:43 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-06 02:43:36 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.174° N, 156.898° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 199°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.864 km N of Waialua, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.817 km NW of Waialua, Hawaii · 16618 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810950 (also filed as ushis3708, usp0001cjh). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.