M1.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 5, 1981, 11:58 AM HST

UTC

1981-02-05 21:58:04 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.336° N, 155.196° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

26

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 2.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 12:54 PM HST · 16673 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 1:27 PM HST · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 3:52 PM HST · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.318 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 5:29 PM HST · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
5. 2.618 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 5:44 PM HST · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 9:32 PM HST · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 10:21 PM HST · 16673 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.315 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 6, 6:11 AM HST · 16672 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 6, 3:31 PM HST · 16672 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.416 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 6, 10:11 PM HST · 16672 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
11. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 2:05 AM HST · 16671 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 2:55 AM HST · 16671 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
13. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 3:49 AM HST · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 12:23 PM HST · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
15. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 2:09 PM HST · 16671 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 5:20 PM HST · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
17. 1.522 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 5:35 PM HST · 16671 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
18. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 6:52 PM HST · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.27 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 7:06 PM HST · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 7, 10:30 PM HST · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
21. 1.616 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 8, 1:54 AM HST · 16671 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
22. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 8, 1:56 AM HST · 16671 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
23. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 8, 2:53 AM HST · 16670 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
24. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 8, 3:01 AM HST · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
25. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 8, 9:53 AM HST · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
26. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 8, 1:25 PM HST · 16670 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
27. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 8, 6:03 PM HST · 16670 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 8, 6:07 PM HST · 16670 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
29. 2.912 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Feb 8, 8:03 PM HST · 16670 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
30. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 8, 10:39 PM HST · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
31. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 5:36 AM HST · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
32. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 5:43 AM HST · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
33. 2.411 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 5:53 AM HST · 16669 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
34. 3.627 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 6:02 AM HST · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
35. 2.626 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 6:05 AM HST · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
36. 2.329 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 6:29 AM HST · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
37. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 6:35 AM HST · 16669 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.214 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 9:18 AM HST · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
39. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 10:26 AM HST · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 11:38 AM HST · 16669 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
41. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 12:34 PM HST · 16669 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
42. 2.927 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 1:34 PM HST · 16669 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
43. 2.312 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 2:30 PM HST · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
44. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 3:11 PM HST · 16669 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
45. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 9:39 PM HST · 16669 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
46. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 9:47 PM HST · 16669 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 11:02 PM HST · 16669 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
48. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Feb 9, 11:10 PM HST · 16669 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
49. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 2:58 AM HST · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
50. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 3:29 AM HST · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
51. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 6:01 AM HST · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
52. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 6:02 AM HST · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
53. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 7:13 AM HST · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
54. 2.015 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 7:55 AM HST · 16668 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
55. 2.115 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 8:31 AM HST · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
56. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 10:31 AM HST · 16668 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
57. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 10:45 AM HST · 16668 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 11:49 AM HST · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
59. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 1:19 PM HST · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
60. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Feb 10, 1:27 PM HST · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

1. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 10:59 AM HST · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 9:29 AM HST · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 8:39 AM HST · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
4. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 7:30 AM HST · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 6:24 AM HST · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 4:36 AM HST · 16673 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 3:33 AM HST · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 12:46 AM HST · 16674 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
9. 3.28 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 5, 12:04 AM HST · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 11:02 PM HST · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 8:46 PM HST · 16674 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
12. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 2:01 PM HST · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.513 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 11:23 AM HST · 16674 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 8:10 AM HST · 16674 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 6:59 AM HST · 16674 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 3:08 AM HST · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 4, 12:16 AM HST · 16675 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 3, 11:24 PM HST · 16675 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
19. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 3, 9:49 PM HST · 16675 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.56 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Feb 3, 9:46 PM HST · 16675 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810478. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC.