Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Feb 20, 1981, 1:19 PM HST (23:19 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1981-02-20 23:19:39 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.378° N, 155.399° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.825 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.117 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.917 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.912 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.58 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.217 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 3.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 3.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.515 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.326 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.425 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.427 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 4.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.612 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.113 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.817 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16659 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16659 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16659 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16659 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16659 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.02 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16660 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.113 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.73 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16661 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810792. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.