Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Feb 14, 1981, 12:46 AM HST (10:46 UTC), 1 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-14 10:46:53 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.343° N, 155.336° 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
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.59 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.820 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.212 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.214 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.58 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.823 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16663 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.511 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.720 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.712 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16662 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.319 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.4Hawaii region, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.73 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.113 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16660 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.02 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 3.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16659 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16659 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16659 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.714 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.017 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.115 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.526 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.818 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.37 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.115 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810667. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.