M2.1 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 7, 1981, 11:18 AM HST

UTC

1981-01-07 21:18:56 UTC

Depth

8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.303° N, 155.220° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

91°

Stations used

26

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast41 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 11:29 AM HST · 16701 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.34 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 12:38 PM HST · 16701 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
3. 2.314 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 1:14 PM HST · 16701 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
4. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 2:50 PM HST · 16701 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 2:58 PM HST · 16701 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
6. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 9:54 PM HST · 16701 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
7. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 12:23 AM HST · 16701 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 2:59 AM HST · 16701 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 6:06 AM HST · 16701 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 6:07 AM HST · 16701 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 10:26 AM HST · 16700 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 8, 1:44 PM HST · 16700 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.58 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 1:00 AM HST · 16700 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.317 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 8:21 AM HST · 16700 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.75 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 10:48 AM HST · 16699 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
16. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 11:14 AM HST · 16699 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
17. 2.517 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 7:54 PM HST · 16699 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
18. 1.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 8:32 PM HST · 16699 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.011 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 9, 11:37 PM HST · 16699 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
20. 2.120 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 10, 3:01 AM HST · 16699 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
21. 1.820 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 10, 3:01 AM HST · 16699 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
22. 1.811 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Jan 10, 7:58 AM HST · 16699 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
23. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 10, 8:27 AM HST · 16699 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
24. 1.815 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 10, 2:37 PM HST · 16698 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
25. 2.24 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 10, 9:55 PM HST · 16698 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
26. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 12:20 AM HST · 16698 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
27. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 12:32 AM HST · 16698 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
28. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 12:58 AM HST · 16698 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
29. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 1:07 AM HST · 16698 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
30. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 12:28 PM HST · 16697 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
31. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 12:56 PM HST · 16697 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
32. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 1:00 PM HST · 16697 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.45 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 9:07 PM HST · 16697 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
34. 1.64 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 10:24 PM HST · 16697 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
35. 1.713 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 11:45 PM HST · 16697 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
36. 1.713 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 11:47 PM HST · 16697 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
37. 2.67 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 12:22 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
38. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 12:47 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
39. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 1:08 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
40. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 1:11 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
41. 2.418 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 2:34 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
42. 4.912 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 4:18 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
43. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 4:23 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
44. 4.118 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 4:30 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
45. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 4:41 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
46. 4.114 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 5:07 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
47. 1.617 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 5:18 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
48. 1.713 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 6:53 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
49. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 8:10 AM HST · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
50. 4.310 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 11:21 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
51. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 11:49 PM HST · 16696 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
52. 2.411 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 1:02 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
53. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 1:39 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
54. 2.89 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 2:20 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
55. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 4:17 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
56. 2.316 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 4:50 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
57. 2.427 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 6:08 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
58. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 9:58 AM HST · 16695 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
59. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 10:58 AM HST · 16695 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
60. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 11:31 AM HST · 16695 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 3.54 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 10:16 AM HST · 16701 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 8:38 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
3. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 8:37 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 7:11 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 5:37 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
6. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 5:15 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 3:18 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.03 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 1:49 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
9. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 7, 12:21 AM HST · 16702 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
10. 4.152 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 6, 6:14 PM HST · 16702 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 6, 3:35 PM HST · 16702 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
12. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 6, 12:42 PM HST · 16702 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 6, 8:07 AM HST · 16703 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
14. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 5:12 PM HST · 16703 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 11:51 AM HST · 16703 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.716 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 10:03 AM HST · 16703 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 6:29 AM HST · 16704 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
18. 3.116 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 6:04 AM HST · 16704 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
19. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 3:37 AM HST · 16704 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jan 5, 12:41 AM HST · 16704 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810047. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC.