Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Mar 12, 1981, 12:25 PM HST (22:25 UTC), 32 km (20 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-03-12 22:25:06 UTC
Depth
31.5 km (19.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.379° N, 155.368° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
24

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.518 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.318 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.616 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.015 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16638 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.415 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.514 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 4.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 3.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.58 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 3.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.89 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.118 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.06 km NNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.416 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.817 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.47 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.710 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.85 km NNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.74 km SSW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 3.06 km NW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.214 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.013 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.626 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.719 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16639 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.216 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.112 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16640 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811056. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.