Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 18 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 11, 1981, 12:06 PM HST (22:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 16 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-06-11 22:06:02 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.413° N, 155.406° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16546 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.618 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16546 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16545 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16545 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16545 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.424 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16545 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.16 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16545 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16544 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16544 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16544 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16544 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.39 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16543 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 3.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.77 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16542 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16541 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16541 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16541 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16541 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16541 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16541 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16541 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16541 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 3.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16540 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16540 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.89 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16539 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16539 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16539 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.551 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16538 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16546 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16547 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16547 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16547 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.06 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16547 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16547 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.226 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16547 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16548 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.037 km WNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16548 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16548 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.818 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16548 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16548 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16548 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16549 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16549 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16549 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16549 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.510 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16550 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19812063. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.