Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, May 14, 1981, 5:12 PM HST (03:12 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-05-15 03:12:22 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.363° N, 155.304° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
17

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. 2.89 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.218 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.923 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.216 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 3.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16572 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16572 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16572 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16572 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16570 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16570 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.215 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.016 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.413 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.013 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811800. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC.