M2.0 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Mar 14, 1981, 9:49 AM HST

UTC

1981-03-14 19:49:33 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.327° N, 155.187° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

38

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 14, 9:53 AM HST · 16637 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 14, 1:24 PM HST · 16637 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 3:52 AM HST · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 7:28 AM HST · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.514 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 1:47 PM HST · 16636 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
6. 4.18 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 8:17 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
7. 3.513 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 8:26 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 8:38 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 8:51 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
10. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 9:31 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.58 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 9:32 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
12. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 9:34 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
13. 3.08 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 10:23 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 11:36 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 15, 11:48 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.89 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 12:34 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 1:31 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
18. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 1:43 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
19. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 3:42 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
20. 2.118 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 4:00 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
21. 2.416 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:41 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
22. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:46 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
23. 1.715 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:47 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
24. 1.817 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:58 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
25. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 6:46 AM HST · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
26. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 12:06 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
27. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:03 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
28. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 5:34 PM HST · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
29. 2.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 16, 10:09 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
30. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 4:08 AM HST · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
31. 2.47 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 6:35 AM HST · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
32. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 10:14 AM HST · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
33. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 2:37 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
34. 2.710 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 4:46 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
35. 2.85 km NNW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 5:24 PM HST · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
36. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 6:24 PM HST · 16633 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
37. 2.74 km SSW of Kalaoa, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 6:27 PM HST · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
38. 3.06 km NW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 7:43 PM HST · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
39. 2.214 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 10:41 PM HST · 16633 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
40. 2.314 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 10:43 PM HST · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
41. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 17, 11:13 PM HST · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
42. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 12:36 AM HST · 16633 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
43. 2.311 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 4:34 AM HST · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
44. 2.720 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 5:00 AM HST · 16633 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
45. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 8:40 AM HST · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
46. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 8:58 AM HST · 16633 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.217 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 9:30 AM HST · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
48. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 11:03 AM HST · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
49. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 12:38 PM HST · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
50. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 3:39 PM HST · 16633 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
51. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 3:44 PM HST · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
52. 2.211 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 5:22 PM HST · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
53. 2.311 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 18, 5:42 PM HST · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
54. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 12:17 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.212 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 12:20 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
56. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 12:33 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
57. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 1:21 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
58. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 4:32 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
59. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 4:45 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
60. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 4:58 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 11:00 PM HST · 16637 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.415 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 6:56 PM HST · 16637 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.015 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 5:36 PM HST · 16638 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 5:20 PM HST · 16638 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 11:00 AM HST · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 10:44 AM HST · 16638 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 8:32 AM HST · 16638 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 8:21 AM HST · 16638 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.57 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 13, 5:32 AM HST · 16638 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 11:33 PM HST · 16638 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
11. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 9:25 PM HST · 16638 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 8:54 PM HST · 16638 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
13. 1.616 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 8:50 PM HST · 16638 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.318 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 8:49 PM HST · 16638 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
15. 2.518 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 8:39 PM HST · 16638 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 4:30 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 4:06 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.915 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 2:16 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 1:25 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
20. 1.615 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 12, 12:25 PM HST · 16639 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811093. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.