Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Mar 23, 1981, 4:43 AM HST (14:43 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-03-23 14:43:10 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.361° N, 155.300° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
40

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. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.310 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.914 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.021 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.518 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.626 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16627 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.72 km N of Honalo, Hawaii · 16626 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.816 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16626 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 3.433 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16626 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 3.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16626 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16626 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16626 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16626 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16625 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16625 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16625 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.511 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16625 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.317 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16624 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.523 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16624 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16624 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16624 days ago · 34 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16624 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.115 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16624 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16623 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16623 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.411 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16623 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16623 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16622 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16622 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16622 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16622 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16622 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.99 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16622 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16622 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16628 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.010 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.413 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16629 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.611 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16630 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811255. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.