Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Mar 19, 1981, 7:11 AM HST (17:11 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-03-19 17:11:11 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.411° N, 155.426° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
43

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. 2.422 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.13 km E of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.75 km NNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.111 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.937 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.022 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.612 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.37 km NNE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.915 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 3.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.243 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.019 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16631 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.03 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.611 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.413 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.010 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.212 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.311 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.211 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.217 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.720 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.311 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16633 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811176. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC.