Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Mar 6, 1981, 10:32 AM HST (20:32 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km S of Volcano, 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
1981-03-06 20:32:09 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.307° N, 155.222° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.51 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.716 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16643 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16643 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.75 km N of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 16643 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16643 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16643 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16643 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16643 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16643 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16642 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16642 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16642 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 3.315 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16642 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.419 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16642 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16641 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16641 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16641 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16641 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16641 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16641 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16641 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16641 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16641 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.313 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.112 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 3.115 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.919 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.711 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.517 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16645 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.511 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.423 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16646 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.216 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16647 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19810963. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC.