M2.1 earthquake 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Jun 8, 1981, 4:00 AM HST

UTC

1981-06-08 14:00:27 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.429° N, 155.410° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

37°

Stations used

29

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast19 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast47 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast330 kmSE

After

1. 2.510 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 7:29 AM HST · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
2. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 4:06 PM HST · 16549 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
3. 3.512 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 9:12 PM HST · 16549 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 9:30 PM HST · 16549 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
5. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 9, 6:10 AM HST · 16548 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 9, 6:49 AM HST · 16548 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.75 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 9, 9:20 AM HST · 16548 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 9, 11:03 AM HST · 16548 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.818 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 9, 1:24 PM HST · 16548 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 9, 1:54 PM HST · 16548 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.037 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiTue, Jun 9, 2:17 PM HST · 16548 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.011 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 9, 8:39 PM HST · 16548 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.226 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 10, 8:43 AM HST · 16547 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 10, 9:30 PM HST · 16547 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
15. 2.06 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jun 10, 11:20 PM HST · 16547 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 11, 1:37 AM HST · 16546 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
17. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 11, 1:39 AM HST · 16546 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.611 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 11, 6:29 AM HST · 16546 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 11, 9:01 AM HST · 16546 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
20. 3.018 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 11, 12:06 PM HST · 16546 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
21. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jun 11, 11:24 PM HST · 16546 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
22. 1.618 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 3:45 AM HST · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
23. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 4:27 AM HST · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
24. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 7:13 AM HST · 16545 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
25. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 11:21 AM HST · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
26. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 11:22 AM HST · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
27. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 11:33 AM HST · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
28. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 3:00 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
29. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 5:09 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
30. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 5:20 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
31. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 8:08 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
32. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 8:47 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
33. 2.424 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 11:12 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 1:04 AM HST · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
35. 2.16 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 4:12 AM HST · 16544 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
36. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 4:53 PM HST · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
37. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 5:44 PM HST · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
38. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 5:48 PM HST · 16544 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
39. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 6:30 PM HST · 16544 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
40. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 6:40 PM HST · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
41. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 7:23 PM HST · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
42. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 9:14 PM HST · 16544 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
43. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 14, 3:41 AM HST · 16543 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
44. 2.39 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Jun 14, 10:22 PM HST · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
45. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 14, 10:52 PM HST · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
46. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 14, 11:56 PM HST · 16542 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
47. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 12:33 AM HST · 16542 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
48. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 6:26 AM HST · 16542 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
49. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 9:55 AM HST · 16542 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
50. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 1:01 PM HST · 16542 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
51. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 1:04 PM HST · 16542 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
52. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 1:22 PM HST · 16542 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
53. 3.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 3:43 PM HST · 16542 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
54. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 6:37 PM HST · 16542 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
55. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 12:59 AM HST · 16541 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
56. 1.77 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 2:02 AM HST · 16541 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
57. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 2:36 AM HST · 16541 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
58. 1.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 2:57 AM HST · 16541 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
59. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 4:37 AM HST · 16541 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
60. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 4:48 AM HST · 16541 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

1. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 8, 2:23 AM HST · 16549 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
2. 1.715 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 1:27 PM HST · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
3. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 12:31 PM HST · 16550 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 10:50 AM HST · 16550 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.05 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 9:05 AM HST · 16550 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
6. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 8:11 AM HST · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 6:07 AM HST · 16550 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 5:16 AM HST · 16550 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
9. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 12:43 AM HST · 16550 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 7, 12:33 AM HST · 16550 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 6:58 PM HST · 16551 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.48 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 2:29 PM HST · 16551 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 12:10 PM HST · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 10:34 AM HST · 16551 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
15. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 10:32 AM HST · 16551 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 5:12 AM HST · 16551 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 6, 3:54 AM HST · 16551 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
18. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 5, 2:17 PM HST · 16552 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
19. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 5, 11:25 AM HST · 16552 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 5, 6:02 AM HST · 16552 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19812042. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.