Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, May 24, 1981, 12:56 AM HST (10:56 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-24 10:56:32 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.404° N, 155.264° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
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: 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16564 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16564 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16564 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16564 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16564 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.513 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.214 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.114 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.314 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.216 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.06 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16563 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.314 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.336 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.616 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.417 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16562 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16561 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.612 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16561 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16561 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16561 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16561 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16561 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16561 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.929 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16560 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16560 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16560 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16560 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16560 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16560 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16560 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16560 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.013 km NE of Pāhala, HI · 16560 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16559 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.117 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16559 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.411 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16564 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16564 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16564 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16565 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.410 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16565 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16565 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16565 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.110 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16565 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16566 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.836 km S of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16566 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.611 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16566 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16566 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16566 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.513 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16566 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16566 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16567 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16567 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16567 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811892. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.