M1.7 earthquake 12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Mar 19, 1981, 11:08 PM HST

UTC

1981-03-20 09:08:27 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.334° N, 155.212° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

72°

Stations used

20

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast12 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 20, 1:18 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
2. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 20, 3:58 AM HST · 16631 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.37 km NNE of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiFri, Mar 20, 4:04 AM HST · 16631 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.915 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 20, 5:05 AM HST · 16631 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 20, 5:28 AM HST · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 20, 12:20 PM HST · 16631 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 20, 12:35 PM HST · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
8. 3.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 20, 1:32 PM HST · 16631 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.243 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 20, 6:31 PM HST · 16631 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.019 km E of Naalehu, HawaiiFri, Mar 20, 10:11 PM HST · 16631 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 4:16 AM HST · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 6:26 AM HST · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 6:35 AM HST · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.03 km SSW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 6:47 AM HST · 16630 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
15. 2.217 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 7:18 AM HST · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
16. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 8:39 AM HST · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 9:11 AM HST · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 9:24 AM HST · 16630 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
19. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 9:39 AM HST · 16630 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 9:40 AM HST · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
21. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 12:58 PM HST · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
22. 1.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 3:20 PM HST · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
23. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 4:00 PM HST · 16630 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
24. 1.616 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 5:50 PM HST · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 6:33 PM HST · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
26. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 6:39 PM HST · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
27. 2.611 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 21, 11:33 PM HST · 16630 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
28. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 1:16 AM HST · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
29. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 3:15 AM HST · 16629 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
30. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 3:30 AM HST · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
31. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 3:59 AM HST · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
32. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 4:43 AM HST · 16629 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
33. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 7:10 AM HST · 16629 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 8:14 AM HST · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
35. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 8:51 AM HST · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
36. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 9:10 AM HST · 16629 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
37. 2.413 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 2:41 PM HST · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
38. 2.010 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 3:45 PM HST · 16629 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
39. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 7:25 PM HST · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
40. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 22, 11:35 PM HST · 16629 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
41. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 12:42 AM HST · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
42. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 3:33 AM HST · 16628 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
43. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 4:43 AM HST · 16628 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
44. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 7:29 AM HST · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
45. 2.310 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 7:41 AM HST · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
46. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 10:45 AM HST · 16628 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
47. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 3:49 PM HST · 16628 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
48. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 5:35 PM HST · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
49. 2.914 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 6:53 PM HST · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
50. 1.615 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 7:08 PM HST · 16628 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
51. 1.615 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 8:47 PM HST · 16628 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
52. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 10:23 PM HST · 16628 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
53. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 10:26 PM HST · 16628 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
54. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 5:01 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
55. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 6:00 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
56. 2.021 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 7:32 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
57. 2.124 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 7:53 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
58. 2.518 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 9:47 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
59. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 11:24 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
60. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 11:28 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 9:36 PM HST · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 9:26 PM HST · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 9:19 PM HST · 16632 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
4. 1.612 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 9:14 PM HST · 16632 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
5. 2.022 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 8:57 PM HST · 16632 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 8:10 PM HST · 16632 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 7:47 PM HST · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 3:06 PM HST · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.111 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 2:51 PM HST · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
10. 1.513 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 12:57 PM HST · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
11. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 12:22 PM HST · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 11:20 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 10:44 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
14. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 9:13 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.75 km NNW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 9:12 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.13 km E of H?lualoa, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 9:09 AM HST · 16632 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
17. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 8:51 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.422 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 8:10 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
19. 2.820 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 7:11 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 19, 6:22 AM HST · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811199. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.