Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jan 27, 1981, 1:38 PM HST (23:38 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-27 23:38:26 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.366° N, 155.289° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
17

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. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.410 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.485 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16680 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.710 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16679 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.011 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.913 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16678 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16677 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16677 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16677 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.72 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.12 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.411 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16675 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 3.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16675 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.87 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16675 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16675 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16675 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16675 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16675 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.511 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.46 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.56 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.812 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.924 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16682 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810397. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:07 PM UTC.