Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 20 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Feb 12, 1981, 7:58 PM HST (05:58 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-13 05:58:46 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.399° N, 155.427° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.115 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.37 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.818 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.526 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.115 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.017 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.714 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.59 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.820 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.212 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.214 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.58 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.823 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.115 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810621. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC.