Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Feb 25, 1981, 1:40 AM HST (11:40 UTC), 7 km (4 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-02-25 11:40:49 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.329° N, 155.204° 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
82°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.515 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.326 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.425 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.427 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 4.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 3.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.621 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.511 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.18 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.216 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.211 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 3.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.217 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.58 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16657 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.912 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.917 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810851. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC.