M2.0 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Mar 25, 1981, 4:01 PM HST

UTC

1981-03-26 02:01:37 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.313° N, 155.224° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

76°

Stations used

31

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast41 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast353 kmSE

After

1. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 25, 6:04 PM HST · 16626 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 26, 1:19 AM HST · 16626 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
3. 3.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Mar 26, 1:55 AM HST · 16625 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
4. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 26, 10:50 AM HST · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
5. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 26, 1:49 PM HST · 16625 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 26, 2:14 PM HST · 16625 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
7. 1.511 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 26, 7:50 PM HST · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 26, 10:38 PM HST · 16625 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.317 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 27, 3:19 AM HST · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
10. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 27, 4:17 AM HST · 16624 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.317 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 27, 5:01 AM HST · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 27, 8:25 AM HST · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.523 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Mar 27, 9:32 AM HST · 16624 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
14. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 27, 10:26 AM HST · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 27, 12:14 PM HST · 16624 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 27, 12:37 PM HST · 16624 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.19 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 27, 3:10 PM HST · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
18. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Mar 28, 12:43 AM HST · 16624 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.115 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 28, 12:57 AM HST · 16624 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
20. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 28, 3:15 AM HST · 16623 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
21. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 28, 4:36 PM HST · 16623 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
22. 2.411 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 28, 5:42 PM HST · 16623 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
23. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 28, 6:01 PM HST · 16623 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
24. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 29, 1:46 AM HST · 16623 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 29, 1:48 AM HST · 16623 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
26. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 29, 5:13 AM HST · 16622 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
27. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 29, 6:53 AM HST · 16622 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
28. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 29, 10:03 AM HST · 16622 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
29. 1.99 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 29, 12:55 PM HST · 16622 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
30. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 29, 7:52 PM HST · 16622 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
31. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 30, 2:42 AM HST · 16621 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
32. 2.411 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Mar 30, 5:17 AM HST · 16621 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
33. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 30, 8:59 AM HST · 16621 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
34. 3.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 30, 9:06 AM HST · 16621 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
35. 2.12 km ENE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiMon, Mar 30, 12:16 PM HST · 16621 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
36. 2.015 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Mar 30, 1:44 PM HST · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
37. 1.914 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 30, 2:40 PM HST · 16621 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
38. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 30, 7:10 PM HST · 16621 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
39. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 30, 7:40 PM HST · 16621 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
40. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 31, 2:22 AM HST · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
41. 2.527 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Mar 31, 2:57 AM HST · 16620 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
42. 2.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 31, 8:46 AM HST · 16620 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
43. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 31, 9:56 AM HST · 16620 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
44. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 31, 3:08 PM HST · 16620 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
45. 2.314 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 31, 5:46 PM HST · 16620 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
46. 2.526 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Mar 31, 8:50 PM HST · 16620 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
47. 2.311 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 31, 10:35 PM HST · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
48. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 1, 12:02 PM HST · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
49. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 1, 2:46 PM HST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
50. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 1, 8:23 PM HST · 16619 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
51. 3.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 2, 2:49 AM HST · 16618 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
52. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 2, 6:01 AM HST · 16618 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
53. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Apr 2, 10:04 AM HST · 16618 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
54. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 2, 10:49 AM HST · 16618 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.516 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Apr 2, 11:04 AM HST · 16618 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
56. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 2, 1:18 PM HST · 16618 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
57. 2.518 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 3, 7:13 AM HST · 16617 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
58. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Apr 3, 10:51 AM HST · 16617 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
59. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 3, 1:20 PM HST · 16617 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
60. 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 3, 4:03 PM HST · 16617 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 3.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 25, 2:14 PM HST · 16626 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 25, 9:17 AM HST · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
3. 3.433 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, Mar 25, 6:25 AM HST · 16626 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.816 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 25, 5:16 AM HST · 16626 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
5. 1.72 km N of Honalo, HawaiiWed, Mar 25, 1:39 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Mar 25, 12:53 AM HST · 16627 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
7. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 25, 12:52 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
8. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 9:42 PM HST · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 9:26 PM HST · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
10. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 7:37 PM HST · 16627 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.626 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 7:16 PM HST · 16627 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
12. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 1:36 PM HST · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 11:28 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 11:24 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.518 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 9:47 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.124 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 7:53 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
17. 2.021 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 7:32 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 6:00 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 24, 5:01 AM HST · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
20. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 23, 10:26 PM HST · 16628 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811294. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC.