Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, May 30, 1981, 8:48 PM HST (06:48 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 16 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-31 06:48:01 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.400° N, 155.293° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
41

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. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16557 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16557 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.416 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16557 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16556 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.110 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16556 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16556 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.914 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16556 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16555 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16555 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16555 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16555 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16555 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.317 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16554 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16554 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.416 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.718 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16554 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.621 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16553 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16553 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16553 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16553 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16553 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16553 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16553 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.232 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16553 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.020 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16553 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.114 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16553 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16553 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16552 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16552 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.55 km NW of Puako, Hawaii · 16552 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16552 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16552 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16552 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16552 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16551 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16551 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16550 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16550 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16550 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.48 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16550 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16550 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16550 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16550 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16550 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16550 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.05 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16550 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16549 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16558 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16558 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.614 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16558 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16558 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16558 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16558 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16558 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16559 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16559 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.720 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16559 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.411 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16559 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16559 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.07 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16559 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16559 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.718 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16559 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.117 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16559 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16559 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.013 km NE of Pāhala, HI · 16559 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16560 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19811972. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.