M1.9 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jul 6, 1981, 12:50 PM HST (22:50 UTC), 8 km (5 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
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-06 22:50:25 UTC
- Depth
- 7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.319° N, 155.186° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 30
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
- 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.712 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.66 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.518 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.725 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16518 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.825 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16518 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.614 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16517 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16517 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.317 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.314 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.315 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16515 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16515 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16515 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16515 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16514 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16514 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.412 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16514 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16514 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16514 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16514 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16514 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
The first 60 of 200.
Before
- 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16521 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.73 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16522 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16523 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16523 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16523 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16523 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16524 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19812255. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.