Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jul 5, 1981, 10:09 PM HST (08:09 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-06 08:09:55 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.396° N, 155.277° 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
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.712 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.66 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.518 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.725 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.825 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.614 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16518 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16518 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.317 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16517 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16517 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16517 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.314 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16517 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.315 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16515 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16515 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.73 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16523 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16523 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16523 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16523 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16523 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16526 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19812247. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.