Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, May 1, 1981, 7:44 PM HST (05:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-02 05:44:43 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.330° N, 155.197° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
24

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

  1. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16588 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16588 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.727 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16588 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16588 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.624 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.22 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.58 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.55 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.11 km ESE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.714 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.221 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.817 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.415 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.15 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16589 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16590 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16590 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.914 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16590 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16590 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16590 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16590 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16590 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811664. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.