M2.1 earthquake 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Jan 20, 1981, 6:51 PM HST

UTC

1981-01-21 04:51:28 UTC

Depth

1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.381° N, 155.284° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

49°

Stations used

16

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast9 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast40 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast343 kmSE

After

1. 2.68 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:52 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 7:43 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 8:03 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 8:17 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 8:27 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
6. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 8:57 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 9:21 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 9:28 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
9. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 9:29 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.915 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 9:50 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 9:53 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 1:43 AM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
13. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 2:42 AM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
14. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 4:43 AM HST · 16687 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
15. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 5:18 AM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 6:18 AM HST · 16687 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 6:20 AM HST · 16687 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 10:29 AM HST · 16687 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 12:42 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
20. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 4:35 PM HST · 16686 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
21. 1.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 5:18 PM HST · 16686 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
22. 1.79 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 5:44 PM HST · 16686 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 6:17 PM HST · 16686 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
24. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 21, 10:36 PM HST · 16686 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
25. 3.96 km NW of Kalaoa, HawaiiThu, Jan 22, 3:39 AM HST · 16686 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
26. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 22, 10:20 AM HST · 16686 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
27. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 22, 2:48 PM HST · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
28. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 22, 4:04 PM HST · 16685 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
29. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 2:15 AM HST · 16685 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
30. 2.226 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 2:33 AM HST · 16685 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
31. 2.411 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 3:54 AM HST · 16685 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
32. 2.416 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 4:39 AM HST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
33. 2.614 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 6:16 AM HST · 16685 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
34. 2.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 8:53 AM HST · 16685 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
35. 2.010 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 9:57 AM HST · 16685 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
36. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 10:49 AM HST · 16685 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
37. 2.311 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 12:20 PM HST · 16685 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
38. 1.69 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 4:15 PM HST · 16684 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
39. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 23, 8:24 PM HST · 16684 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
40. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 2:24 AM HST · 16684 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
41. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 3:21 AM HST · 16684 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
42. 1.812 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 6:11 AM HST · 16684 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
43. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 6:44 AM HST · 16684 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
44. 2.515 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 7:15 AM HST · 16684 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 7:40 AM HST · 16684 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
46. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 9:34 AM HST · 16684 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
47. 2.012 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 3:25 PM HST · 16684 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
48. 3.69 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 3:30 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
49. 1.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 3:51 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
50. 1.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 4:42 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
51. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 8:23 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
52. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 8:30 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
53. 1.69 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 9:02 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
54. 1.812 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 9:17 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
55. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 9:24 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
56. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 9:34 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
57. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 9:40 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
58. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 10:24 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
59. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 10:53 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
60. 2.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 24, 10:54 PM HST · 16683 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:50 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:48 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:47 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:44 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:43 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:38 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:37 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
8. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:36 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:29 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
10. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:28 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
11. 3.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:17 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
12. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:17 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
13. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:15 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
14. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:12 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
15. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:04 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 6:03 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 5:45 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
18. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 5:43 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 5:19 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
20. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 20, 5:17 PM HST · 16687 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810263. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.