M2.4 earthquake 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jul 26, 1981, 7:40 AM HST (17:40 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-26 17:40:35 UTC
- Depth
- 1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.384° N, 155.281° 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
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 35°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16501 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16501 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16501 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16500 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16500 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16500 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16500 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16500 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16500 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.226 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.913 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.02 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.09 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.416 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16499 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16498 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16498 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16498 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16498 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16498 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16498 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.51 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16498 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16498 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16498 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.19 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii · 16498 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16497 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.59 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16497 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16497 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16497 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16497 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16497 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16497 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16497 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16497 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.414 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16497 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16497 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16496 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16496 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16496 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16495 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16495 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16495 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16495 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16495 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16495 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.26 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16501 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16501 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.743 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16501 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16501 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16501 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16501 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.48 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16501 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16501 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16502 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16502 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16502 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16502 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16502 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16502 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16503 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.921 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16503 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
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