M2.0 earthquake 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, May 7, 1981, 7:26 PM HST

UTC

1981-05-08 05:26:42 UTC

Depth

1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.358° N, 155.301° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

17

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast12 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast43 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 7, 7:29 PM HST · 16582 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.117 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 7, 8:24 PM HST · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 7, 9:46 PM HST · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.314 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 8, 1:51 AM HST · 16582 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 8, 2:32 AM HST · 16582 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 8, 5:34 AM HST · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 8, 7:38 AM HST · 16582 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.62 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, May 8, 11:01 AM HST · 16581 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 8, 3:46 PM HST · 16581 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
10. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 9, 11:16 AM HST · 16580 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.615 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 9, 7:52 PM HST · 16580 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 9, 9:12 PM HST · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.532 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, May 9, 10:25 PM HST · 16580 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
14. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 9, 10:47 PM HST · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 9, 10:51 PM HST · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 9, 11:43 PM HST · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 10, 12:30 AM HST · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.611 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 10, 3:58 AM HST · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
19. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 10, 3:59 AM HST · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 10, 8:36 AM HST · 16580 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
21. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 10, 3:32 PM HST · 16579 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
22. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 10, 9:17 PM HST · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
23. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 11, 4:01 AM HST · 16579 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
24. 1.917 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 11, 5:25 AM HST · 16579 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
25. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 11, 6:39 AM HST · 16579 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
26. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 11, 9:09 AM HST · 16578 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
27. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 11, 10:44 AM HST · 16578 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
28. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 11, 4:09 PM HST · 16578 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.318 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 11, 8:36 PM HST · 16578 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
30. 2.515 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, May 11, 8:38 PM HST · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
31. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 11, 11:48 PM HST · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
32. 2.114 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 12, 1:43 AM HST · 16578 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
33. 2.215 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 12, 2:06 AM HST · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
34. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 12, 2:17 AM HST · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
35. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 12, 4:08 AM HST · 16578 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
36. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 12, 4:10 AM HST · 16578 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
37. 2.214 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 12, 11:32 AM HST · 16577 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
38. 3.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 12, 11:40 AM HST · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
39. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 12, 12:18 PM HST · 16577 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
40. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 12, 4:24 PM HST · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
41. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 12, 9:01 PM HST · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.013 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 12, 10:01 PM HST · 16577 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
43. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 12, 11:32 PM HST · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
44. 2.320 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 13, 6:26 AM HST · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
45. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 13, 10:51 AM HST · 16576 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
46. 2.615 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 13, 10:56 AM HST · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
47. 2.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 13, 4:24 PM HST · 16576 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
48. 2.413 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 13, 6:01 PM HST · 16576 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
49. 3.512 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 13, 9:03 PM HST · 16576 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
50. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 13, 9:35 PM HST · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
51. 2.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, May 14, 12:16 AM HST · 16576 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
52. 3.016 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiThu, May 14, 12:20 AM HST · 16576 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
53. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 14, 1:20 AM HST · 16576 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.215 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 14, 6:14 AM HST · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
55. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 14, 10:51 AM HST · 16575 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
56. 3.210 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 14, 11:16 AM HST · 16575 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
57. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 14, 1:26 PM HST · 16575 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
58. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 14, 5:03 PM HST · 16575 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
59. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 14, 5:12 PM HST · 16575 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
60. 2.89 km W of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiThu, May 14, 6:35 PM HST · 16575 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.28 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 7, 7:04 PM HST · 16582 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
2. 2.110 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 7, 2:01 PM HST · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.69 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 7, 1:30 PM HST · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 7, 1:20 PM HST · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 7, 1:10 PM HST · 16582 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 7, 10:43 AM HST · 16582 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 7, 7:01 AM HST · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
8. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 7, 6:50 AM HST · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
9. 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 7, 2:47 AM HST · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.215 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 6, 11:08 PM HST · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 6, 10:52 PM HST · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
12. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 6, 7:58 PM HST · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.415 km SW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, May 6, 7:01 PM HST · 16583 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.817 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 6, 6:25 PM HST · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
15. 2.221 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 6, 2:27 PM HST · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
16. 1.714 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 6, 11:37 AM HST · 16583 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.617 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 6, 10:55 AM HST · 16583 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
18. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 6, 7:13 AM HST · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 6, 6:34 AM HST · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
20. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 5, 11:31 PM HST · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811737. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.