M2.5 earthquake 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Mon, Apr 6, 1981, 5:19 AM HST

UTC

1981-04-06 15:19:56 UTC

Depth

2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.359° N, 155.301° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

50°

Stations used

23

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast12 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast43 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast343 kmSE

After

1. 1.918 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 5:42 AM HST · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
2. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 7:43 AM HST · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 10:22 AM HST · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 1:44 PM HST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 2:24 PM HST · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.117 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 4:33 PM HST · 16615 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.034 km SW of Captain Cook, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 6:13 PM HST · 16615 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 7:21 PM HST · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.215 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 11:06 PM HST · 16614 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.215 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 11:07 PM HST · 16614 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 7, 5:56 AM HST · 16614 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 7, 7:41 AM HST · 16614 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 7, 3:56 PM HST · 16614 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
14. 3.017 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Apr 7, 4:47 PM HST · 16614 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.511 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 7, 7:06 PM HST · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Apr 7, 8:35 PM HST · 16614 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
17. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 7, 9:08 PM HST · 16614 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Apr 7, 10:47 PM HST · 16613 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Apr 8, 1:37 AM HST · 16613 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
20. 1.923 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Apr 8, 4:06 AM HST · 16613 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
21. 1.811 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 8, 4:52 AM HST · 16613 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
22. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Apr 8, 12:36 PM HST · 16613 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
23. 3.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Apr 8, 6:53 PM HST · 16613 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
24. 2.011 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Apr 8, 9:04 PM HST · 16613 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
25. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 9, 12:43 AM HST · 16612 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
26. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 9, 4:39 AM HST · 16612 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
27. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 9, 1:20 PM HST · 16612 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
28. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Apr 9, 3:56 PM HST · 16612 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
29. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Apr 9, 6:53 PM HST · 16612 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
30. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 9, 7:01 PM HST · 16612 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
31. 2.05 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 9, 8:33 PM HST · 16612 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
32. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Apr 9, 9:44 PM HST · 16612 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
33. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 10, 2:22 AM HST · 16611 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
34. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 10, 3:04 AM HST · 16611 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
35. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 10, 3:12 AM HST · 16611 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
36. 2.39 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Apr 10, 3:30 AM HST · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
37. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 10, 4:09 AM HST · 16611 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
38. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 10, 4:47 AM HST · 16611 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
39. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 10, 5:24 AM HST · 16611 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.720 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Apr 10, 9:59 AM HST · 16611 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
41. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Apr 10, 3:47 PM HST · 16611 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Apr 10, 7:42 PM HST · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
43. 1.813 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 1:44 AM HST · 16610 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
44. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 5:25 AM HST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
45. 1.814 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 5:42 AM HST · 16610 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
46. 2.415 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 10:54 AM HST · 16610 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
47. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 2:05 PM HST · 16610 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
48. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 2:22 PM HST · 16610 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
49. 2.414 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 2:49 PM HST · 16610 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
50. 1.623 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 4:43 PM HST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
51. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 4:56 PM HST · 16610 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
52. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 5:46 PM HST · 16610 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
53. 2.114 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 6:00 PM HST · 16610 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
54. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 7:26 PM HST · 16610 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
55. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 9:59 PM HST · 16610 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
56. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 10:47 PM HST · 16609 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
57. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Apr 11, 10:55 PM HST · 16609 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
58. 2.49 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 12, 2:46 AM HST · 16609 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
59. 2.416 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 12, 7:14 AM HST · 16609 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
60. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 12, 3:50 PM HST · 16609 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 3:08 AM HST · 16615 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 2:10 AM HST · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Apr 6, 1:35 AM HST · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 10:58 PM HST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
5. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 10:46 PM HST · 16615 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 10:43 PM HST · 16615 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.412 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 10:09 PM HST · 16616 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 8:41 PM HST · 16616 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.814 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 7:43 PM HST · 16616 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.516 km SSW of Waikoloa, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 7:41 PM HST · 16616 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.516 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 5:49 PM HST · 16616 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.613 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 11:13 AM HST · 16616 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 7:35 AM HST · 16616 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
14. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 7:02 AM HST · 16616 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 6:24 AM HST · 16616 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.712 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 5:40 AM HST · 16616 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
17. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 5:26 AM HST · 16616 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 3:47 AM HST · 16616 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 3:28 AM HST · 16616 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
20. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Apr 5, 12:43 AM HST · 16616 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811406. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.