Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, May 15, 1981, 11:02 AM HST (21:02 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-05-15 21:02:19 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.444° N, 155.399° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
30

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. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.216 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16575 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16574 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 3.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16573 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16572 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16572 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16572 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16572 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.414 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16571 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16570 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16570 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16570 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16570 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 3.416 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16570 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16569 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16569 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16569 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.923 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.218 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.89 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16576 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.215 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.016 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 3.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.413 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811808. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.