M2.0 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Jan 1, 1981, 11:51 AM HST

UTC

1981-01-01 21:51:12 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.314° N, 155.179° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

113°

Stations used

25

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast357 kmSE

After

1. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 1:12 PM HST · 16707 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
2. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 9:34 PM HST · 16707 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
3. 3.415 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 10:31 PM HST · 16707 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
4. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 11:35 PM HST · 16707 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 2, 12:43 AM HST · 16707 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 2, 5:56 AM HST · 16707 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
7. 3.616 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 2, 7:42 AM HST · 16707 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 2, 3:08 PM HST · 16706 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 2, 8:43 PM HST · 16706 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 3, 3:18 AM HST · 16706 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.111 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 3, 11:23 AM HST · 16706 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.612 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 3, 12:17 PM HST · 16706 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 4:58 AM HST · 16705 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
14. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 1:23 PM HST · 16704 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
15. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 3:33 PM HST · 16704 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 6:02 PM HST · 16704 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 8:51 PM HST · 16704 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 8:55 PM HST · 16704 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 12:41 AM HST · 16704 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
20. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 3:37 AM HST · 16704 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
21. 3.116 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 6:04 AM HST · 16704 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
22. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 6:29 AM HST · 16704 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.716 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 10:03 AM HST · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
24. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 11:51 AM HST · 16704 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
25. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 5:12 PM HST · 16703 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
26. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 6, 8:07 AM HST · 16703 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
27. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 6, 12:42 PM HST · 16703 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
28. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 6, 3:35 PM HST · 16702 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
29. 4.152 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 6, 6:14 PM HST · 16702 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
30. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 12:21 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
31. 2.03 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 1:49 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
32. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 3:18 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
33. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 5:15 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
34. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 5:37 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
35. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 7:11 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
36. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 8:37 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
37. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 8:38 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
38. 3.54 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 10:16 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
39. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 11:18 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
40. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 11:29 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
41. 2.34 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 12:38 PM HST · 16702 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.314 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 1:14 PM HST · 16701 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
43. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 2:50 PM HST · 16701 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
44. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 2:58 PM HST · 16701 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
45. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 9:54 PM HST · 16701 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
46. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 12:23 AM HST · 16701 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 2:59 AM HST · 16701 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
48. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 6:06 AM HST · 16701 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
49. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 6:07 AM HST · 16701 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
50. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 10:26 AM HST · 16701 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
51. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 1:44 PM HST · 16700 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
52. 2.58 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 1:00 AM HST · 16700 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
53. 2.317 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 8:21 AM HST · 16700 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
54. 2.75 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 10:48 AM HST · 16700 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
55. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 11:14 AM HST · 16700 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
56. 2.517 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 7:54 PM HST · 16699 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
57. 1.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 8:32 PM HST · 16699 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
58. 2.011 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 11:37 PM HST · 16699 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
59. 2.120 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 10, 3:01 AM HST · 16699 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
60. 1.820 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 10, 3:01 AM HST · 16699 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 6:16 AM HST · 16708 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.117 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 3:40 AM HST · 16708 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
3. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 2:50 AM HST · 16708 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 2:22 AM HST · 16708 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 7:16 PM HST · 16708 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 6:58 PM HST · 16708 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.48 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 6:43 PM HST · 16708 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.116 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 4:18 PM HST · 16708 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
9. 1.711 km SW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 9:58 AM HST · 16709 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 7:34 AM HST · 16709 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 7:27 AM HST · 16709 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.818 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 2:30 AM HST · 16709 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
13. 2.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 8:28 PM HST · 16709 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.314 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 6:17 PM HST · 16709 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
15. 3.215 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 6:12 PM HST · 16709 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
16. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 12:42 PM HST · 16710 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 12:21 PM HST · 16710 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
18. 4.020 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 11:30 AM HST · 16710 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
19. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 11:05 AM HST · 16710 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
20. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 5:34 AM HST · 16710 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810006. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC.