Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Mar 17, 1981, 11:13 PM HST (09:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 12 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-03-18 09:13:04 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.325° N, 155.188° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.311 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.720 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.217 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.211 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.311 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.212 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.820 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.422 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.13 km E of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.75 km NNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.111 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.022 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.612 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.37 km NNE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.915 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 3.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.243 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.019 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.03 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.314 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.214 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.06 km NW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.74 km SSW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.85 km NNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.710 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16635 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.47 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16636 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.817 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.416 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16637 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811153. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.