M1.9 earthquake 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Jun 14, 1981, 11:56 PM HST

UTC

1981-06-15 09:56:54 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.400° N, 155.411° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

46°

Stations used

26

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast19 kmWSW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast50 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast332 kmSE

After

1. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 12:33 AM HST · 16544 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
2. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 6:26 AM HST · 16544 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 9:55 AM HST · 16543 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 1:01 PM HST · 16543 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 1:04 PM HST · 16543 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
6. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 1:22 PM HST · 16543 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
7. 3.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 3:43 PM HST · 16543 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
8. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jun 15, 6:37 PM HST · 16543 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 12:59 AM HST · 16543 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.77 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 2:02 AM HST · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
11. 2.39 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 2:36 AM HST · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
12. 1.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 2:57 AM HST · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 4:37 AM HST · 16543 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 4:48 AM HST · 16543 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 4:52 AM HST · 16543 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 9:18 AM HST · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
17. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 5:04 PM HST · 16542 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
18. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 6:59 PM HST · 16542 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 7:01 PM HST · 16542 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
20. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 16, 7:47 PM HST · 16542 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
21. 2.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jun 17, 3:58 AM HST · 16542 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
22. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 17, 4:07 AM HST · 16542 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
23. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jun 17, 4:17 AM HST · 16542 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
24. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 17, 8:59 AM HST · 16542 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
25. 3.19 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 17, 9:12 AM HST · 16542 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
26. 1.88 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 17, 1:59 PM HST · 16541 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
27. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 18, 1:15 AM HST · 16541 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
28. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 18, 3:20 AM HST · 16541 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
29. 2.89 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Jun 18, 3:11 PM HST · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
30. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jun 18, 9:31 PM HST · 16540 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
31. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 19, 6:34 AM HST · 16540 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
32. 2.411 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 19, 9:11 AM HST · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
33. 2.551 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jun 19, 1:34 PM HST · 16539 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
34. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 19, 1:39 PM HST · 16539 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
35. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jun 19, 1:45 PM HST · 16539 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
36. 2.516 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 20, 2:51 AM HST · 16539 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
37. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 20, 5:42 AM HST · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
38. 2.317 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 20, 6:59 AM HST · 16539 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
39. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 20, 12:16 PM HST · 16538 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
40. 3.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 20, 4:27 PM HST · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
41. 2.517 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 20, 4:41 PM HST · 16538 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
42. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 21, 1:14 AM HST · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
43. 2.318 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jun 21, 1:36 AM HST · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
44. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 21, 5:19 AM HST · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
45. 2.212 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 21, 11:23 AM HST · 16537 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
46. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 21, 12:32 PM HST · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
47. 2.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 21, 7:37 PM HST · 16537 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jun 22, 11:35 PM HST · 16536 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
49. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 23, 1:16 AM HST · 16536 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
50. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 23, 1:30 AM HST · 16536 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
51. 2.58 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiTue, Jun 23, 1:37 AM HST · 16536 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
52. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jun 23, 10:26 AM HST · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
53. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 23, 10:38 AM HST · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
54. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 23, 6:09 PM HST · 16535 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
55. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 23, 8:53 PM HST · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
56. 2.14 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jun 23, 9:33 PM HST · 16535 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
57. 2.814 km W of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jun 23, 10:24 PM HST · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
58. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 23, 10:33 PM HST · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
59. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jun 23, 11:33 PM HST · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
60. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jun 24, 12:00 AM HST · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jun 14, 10:52 PM HST · 16544 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.39 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiSun, Jun 14, 10:22 PM HST · 16544 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jun 14, 3:41 AM HST · 16545 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
4. 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 9:14 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
5. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 7:23 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 6:40 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 6:30 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
8. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 5:48 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.610 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 5:44 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 4:53 PM HST · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.16 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 4:12 AM HST · 16546 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jun 13, 1:04 AM HST · 16546 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.424 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 11:12 PM HST · 16546 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 8:47 PM HST · 16546 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
15. 1.711 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 8:08 PM HST · 16546 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
16. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 5:20 PM HST · 16546 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 5:09 PM HST · 16546 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 3:00 PM HST · 16546 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 11:33 AM HST · 16546 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.68 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jun 12, 11:22 AM HST · 16546 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19812090. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.