Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jan 26, 1981, 1:15 PM HST (23:15 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 16 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-26 23:15:17 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.360° N, 155.297° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.924 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.812 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.010 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.410 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.485 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.710 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.011 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.913 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16677 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16677 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16677 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16677 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.72 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.12 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.45 km NNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.010 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.89 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810375. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:53 PM UTC.