M2.6 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Aug 1, 1981, 1:31 AM HST

UTC

1981-08-01 11:31:27 UTC

Depth

1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.391° N, 155.278° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

54°

Stations used

22

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast7 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast39 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast343 kmSE

After

1. 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 1:47 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 2:21 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 5:38 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 7:47 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 8:50 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
6. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 10:34 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 1:05 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 4:33 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 5:44 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
10. 3.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 5:45 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
11. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 5:48 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 6:03 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 6:16 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
14. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 11:30 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
15. 2.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 1:11 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.711 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 3:36 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 3:52 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 6:01 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
19. 3.113 km S of Kapaau, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 8:48 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 9:02 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
21. 2.211 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 10:45 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
22. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 5:40 PM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
23. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 5:50 PM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
24. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 6:19 PM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
25. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 6:43 PM HST · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
26. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 9:06 PM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.110 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 11:07 PM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
28. 2.59 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 12:03 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
29. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 5:39 AM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
30. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 5:56 AM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
31. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 7:58 AM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
32. 2.512 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 11:43 AM HST · 16493 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
33. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 1:41 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
34. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 4:26 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
35. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 6:15 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
36. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 8:13 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
37. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 9:24 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
38. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 9:25 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.411 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 9:36 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
40. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 9:51 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
41. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 10:46 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
42. 2.18 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 1:25 AM HST · 16492 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
43. 3.14 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 3:18 AM HST · 16492 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
44. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 4:56 AM HST · 16492 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 5:26 AM HST · 16492 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
46. 3.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 7:47 AM HST · 16492 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
47. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 6:00 PM HST · 16492 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
48. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 7:39 PM HST · 16492 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
49. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 9:36 PM HST · 16492 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
50. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 11:10 PM HST · 16492 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
51. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 12:11 AM HST · 16492 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
52. 1.912 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 12:54 AM HST · 16491 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
53. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 4:26 AM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 4:40 AM HST · 16491 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
55. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 4:48 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
56. 2.124 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 5:45 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
57. 2.710 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 6:15 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
58. 2.19 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 7:05 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
59. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 8:26 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
60. 2.110 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 9:20 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 31, 7:18 PM HST · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Jul 31, 6:04 PM HST · 16496 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jul 31, 4:45 PM HST · 16496 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
4. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 31, 2:01 PM HST · 16496 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 31, 8:17 AM HST · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 31, 8:09 AM HST · 16496 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 31, 7:34 AM HST · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
8. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jul 31, 5:28 AM HST · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jul 30, 7:38 PM HST · 16497 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 30, 2:13 PM HST · 16497 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 30, 11:48 AM HST · 16497 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.414 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Jul 30, 9:21 AM HST · 16497 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
13. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 30, 3:51 AM HST · 16497 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.89 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 30, 2:33 AM HST · 16497 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jul 30, 1:31 AM HST · 16497 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
16. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jul 30, 1:06 AM HST · 16497 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 29, 9:27 PM HST · 16498 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 29, 7:28 PM HST · 16498 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
19. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 29, 4:43 PM HST · 16498 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
20. 3.59 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jul 29, 3:57 PM HST · 16498 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19812475. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC.