M2.1 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Apr 25, 1981, 4:39 AM HST (14:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-25 14:39:21 UTC
- Depth
- 7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.340° N, 155.206° 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 37
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16595 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16595 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.210 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.411 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.318 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.010 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.225 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.519 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16592 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.114 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16592 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.019 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16592 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16592 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16592 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16592 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16592 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16592 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.212 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.47 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.514 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16591 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16590 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16595 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16595 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16595 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16595 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16595 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16595 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16596 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.225 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16596 days ago · -3 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16596 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16596 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16596 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16597 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.412 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16597 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16597 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16597 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16597 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16597 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16598 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
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