Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Feb 9, 1981, 5:43 AM HST (15:43 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-09 15:43:26 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.343° N, 155.211° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
30

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 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.627 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.626 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.329 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.214 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.927 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.312 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.015 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.115 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16667 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.67 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.912 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.520 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.27 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16671 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810521. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.