M2.3 earthquake 16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Jan 13, 1981, 4:50 AM HST

UTC

1981-01-13 14:50:46 UTC

Depth

29.6 km (18.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.338° N, 155.343° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

71°

Stations used

36

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast48 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast342 kmSE

After

1. 2.427 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 6:08 AM HST · 16695 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 9:58 AM HST · 16695 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 10:58 AM HST · 16694 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
4. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 11:31 AM HST · 16694 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 11:41 AM HST · 16694 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 11:43 AM HST · 16694 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 3:30 PM HST · 16694 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
8. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 6:08 PM HST · 16694 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 6:09 PM HST · 16694 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
10. 3.211 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 6:13 PM HST · 16694 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
11. 4.712 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 6:20 PM HST · 16694 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.712 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 7:03 PM HST · 16694 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.99 km N of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 4:18 AM HST · 16694 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.02 km S of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 4:23 AM HST · 16694 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
15. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 5:27 AM HST · 16694 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 7:41 AM HST · 16694 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 1:17 PM HST · 16693 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 2:26 PM HST · 16693 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.925 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 2:36 PM HST · 16693 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
20. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Jan 14, 2:38 PM HST · 16693 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
21. 2.216 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 12:09 AM HST · 16693 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
22. 1.613 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 12:19 AM HST · 16693 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
23. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 2:33 AM HST · 16693 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
24. 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 2:42 AM HST · 16693 days ago · -3 km deep · 31 km away
25. 1.99 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 8:59 AM HST · 16693 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
26. 3.814 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 2:37 PM HST · 16692 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.920 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 4:51 PM HST · 16692 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
28. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 7:00 PM HST · 16692 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
29. 1.510 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 7:37 PM HST · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
30. 2.212 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 9:04 PM HST · 16692 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
31. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 15, 11:16 PM HST · 16692 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
32. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 17, 6:23 AM HST · 16691 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
33. 2.917 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 17, 10:21 AM HST · 16691 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
34. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jan 17, 10:49 AM HST · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
35. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 17, 11:08 AM HST · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
36. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 17, 6:21 PM HST · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
37. 2.75 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 17, 6:22 PM HST · 16690 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
38. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 17, 7:06 PM HST · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
39. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 17, 7:56 PM HST · 16690 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
40. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 17, 9:33 PM HST · 16690 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
41. 2.75 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 18, 1:00 AM HST · 16690 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
42. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 18, 1:15 AM HST · 16690 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
43. 3.45 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 18, 1:25 AM HST · 16690 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
44. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 18, 1:28 AM HST · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
45. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 18, 2:53 AM HST · 16690 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
46. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 18, 4:38 AM HST · 16690 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
47. 2.44 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 18, 6:36 AM HST · 16690 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
48. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 18, 6:43 AM HST · 16690 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
49. 2.44 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 18, 9:17 AM HST · 16690 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
50. 2.218 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 18, 12:55 PM HST · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
51. 2.218 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 18, 1:36 PM HST · 16689 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
52. 2.27 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 19, 5:10 AM HST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
53. 2.317 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 19, 5:29 AM HST · 16689 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
54. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 19, 8:02 AM HST · 16689 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
55. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 19, 8:03 AM HST · 16689 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
56. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 19, 8:03 AM HST · 16689 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 19, 3:26 PM HST · 16688 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
58. 3.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 19, 6:21 PM HST · 16688 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
59. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 19, 6:58 PM HST · 16688 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
60. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 19, 7:05 PM HST · 16688 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 4:17 AM HST · 16695 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.89 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 2:20 AM HST · 16695 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 1:39 AM HST · 16695 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.411 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 13, 1:02 AM HST · 16695 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
5. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 11:49 PM HST · 16695 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
6. 4.310 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 11:21 AM HST · 16695 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 8:10 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
8. 1.713 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 6:53 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
9. 1.617 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 5:18 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
10. 4.114 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 5:07 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 4:41 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
12. 4.118 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 4:30 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.99 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 4:23 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
14. 4.912 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 4:18 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.418 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 2:34 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 1:11 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
17. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 1:08 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 12:47 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
19. 2.67 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 12, 12:22 AM HST · 16696 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
20. 1.713 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 11, 11:47 PM HST · 16696 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810107. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.