M1.9 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Mar 1, 1981, 11:28 PM HST

UTC

1981-03-02 09:28:36 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.320° N, 155.180° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

103°

Stations used

23

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast356 kmSE

After

1. 2.26 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 11:39 PM HST · 16649 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
2. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 1:39 AM HST · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.621 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 3:10 AM HST · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 6:04 AM HST · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 10:57 AM HST · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 1:42 PM HST · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 6:46 PM HST · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.319 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 7:20 PM HST · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 7:23 PM HST · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 7:56 PM HST · 16648 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
11. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 9:08 PM HST · 16648 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 2, 11:11 PM HST · 16648 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 1:19 AM HST · 16648 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.511 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 1:27 AM HST · 16648 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.18 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 4:44 AM HST · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
16. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 5:27 AM HST · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 8:58 AM HST · 16648 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
18. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 8:59 AM HST · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
19. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 10:25 AM HST · 16648 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 11:19 AM HST · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
21. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 2:26 PM HST · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
22. 2.216 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 5:03 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
23. 2.211 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 5:05 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
24. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 5:15 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
25. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 6:18 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
26. 2.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 7:20 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
27. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 7:32 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
28. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 8:25 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
29. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 9:05 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
30. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 9:39 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
31. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 3, 11:04 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
32. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 4, 4:02 AM HST · 16647 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
33. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 4, 4:32 AM HST · 16647 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
34. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 4, 5:30 AM HST · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
35. 2.216 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 4, 7:18 AM HST · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
36. 4.323 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 4, 3:56 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
37. 3.423 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 4, 4:00 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
38. 2.323 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 4, 4:03 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
39. 2.124 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 4, 4:07 PM HST · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
40. 3.29 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 4, 6:11 PM HST · 16646 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
41. 2.224 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 4, 10:18 PM HST · 16646 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
42. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 5, 4:02 AM HST · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
43. 2.511 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 5, 12:55 PM HST · 16646 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
44. 2.323 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 5, 1:06 PM HST · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
45. 2.517 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Mar 5, 4:10 PM HST · 16646 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
46. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 5, 6:10 PM HST · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
47. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 5, 6:13 PM HST · 16645 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 5, 9:41 PM HST · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
49. 2.711 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 5, 10:08 PM HST · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
50. 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 5, 11:01 PM HST · 16645 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
51. 1.817 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 6, 1:05 AM HST · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
52. 1.919 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 6, 2:20 AM HST · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
53. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 6, 7:45 AM HST · 16645 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
54. 3.115 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 6, 9:57 AM HST · 16645 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
55. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 6, 10:32 AM HST · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
56. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 6, 11:16 AM HST · 16645 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
57. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 6, 12:29 PM HST · 16645 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
58. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 6, 1:05 PM HST · 16645 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
59. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 6, 4:15 PM HST · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
60. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 6, 6:56 PM HST · 16644 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 10:19 PM HST · 16649 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 9:31 PM HST · 16649 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
3. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 9:30 PM HST · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
4. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 6:58 PM HST · 16649 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 4:06 PM HST · 16650 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
6. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 2:35 PM HST · 16650 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 11:33 AM HST · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 11:08 AM HST · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 11:01 AM HST · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
10. 3.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 7:26 AM HST · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
11. 4.516 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 7:01 AM HST · 16650 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 6:38 AM HST · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
13. 1.712 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 1, 2:11 AM HST · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
14. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 11:49 PM HST · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.612 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 9:10 PM HST · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 8:20 PM HST · 16650 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.427 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 5:23 PM HST · 16650 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
18. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 11:41 AM HST · 16651 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
19. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 28, 9:42 AM HST · 16651 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.425 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Feb 27, 11:48 PM HST · 16651 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810899. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.