Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, May 6, 1981, 7:13 AM HST (17:13 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 36 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-05-06 17:13:40 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.417° N, 155.402° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
27

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. 2.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.714 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.221 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.817 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.415 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.110 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.28 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.117 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.314 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.62 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16581 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.615 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16581 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.532 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16580 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16580 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16579 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16579 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16579 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16579 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16579 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16579 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.318 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.114 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.215 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.214 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 3.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.013 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.11 km ESE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.55 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16585 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16586 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811717. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC.