Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Feb 28, 1981, 11:49 PM HST (09:49 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-03-01 09:49:29 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.327° N, 155.210° 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
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
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. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.621 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.511 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.18 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.216 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.211 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 4.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 3.423 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 3.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.511 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.517 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.427 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.425 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.326 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.515 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16653 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810880. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.