Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Feb 4, 1981, 11:23 AM HST (21:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

Volcano forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-04 21:23:34 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.323° N, 155.218° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.28 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16672 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16672 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16672 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16672 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.416 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16671 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16671 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16671 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16671 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16671 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.27 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.912 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.411 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 3.627 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.626 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.329 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.214 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.927 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.312 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.56 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.46 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16674 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16675 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16675 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.511 km SW of P?hoa, Hawaii · 16675 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16675 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16675 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.87 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.411 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16676 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810463. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.