M1.8 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 25, 1981, 5:15 PM HST (03:15 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 16 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-26 03:15:03 UTC
- Depth
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.404° N, 155.280° 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, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 89°
- Stations used
- 9
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
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16533 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.727 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16533 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.913 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16533 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.34 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16533 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.313 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16533 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16533 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.517 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16533 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16533 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16533 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.54 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16532 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.218 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16532 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16532 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.619 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16532 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.618 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16532 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HI · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16531 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16531 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.910 km NW of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 16530 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16529 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16529 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16529 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.416 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16529 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16529 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16529 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16529 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16529 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.118 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16528 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16528 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.430 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16528 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16528 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16527 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16527 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16527 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16527 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16526 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16526 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16526 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16526 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16526 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16526 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
The first 60 of 200.
Before
- 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16534 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16534 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16534 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16534 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16534 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.79 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 16534 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16534 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.014 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16535 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16535 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16535 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.211 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16535 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16536 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.814 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16536 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
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