Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Feb 26, 1981, 2:05 AM HST (12:05 UTC), 6 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-02-26 12:05:53 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.307° N, 155.255° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
25

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. 2.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.515 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.326 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.425 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.427 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.621 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.511 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.18 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.216 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.211 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.217 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.58 km SE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810859. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.