M2.1 earthquake 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Aug 2, 1981, 11:07 PM HST

UTC

1981-08-03 09:07:44 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.359° N, 155.289° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

19

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast11 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast42 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.59 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 12:03 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
2. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 5:39 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 5:56 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 7:58 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.512 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 11:43 AM HST · 16494 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
6. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 1:41 PM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.610 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 4:26 PM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 6:15 PM HST · 16494 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 8:13 PM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.511 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 9:24 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 9:25 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.411 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 9:36 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 9:51 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
14. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 3, 10:46 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.18 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 1:25 AM HST · 16493 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
16. 3.14 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 3:18 AM HST · 16493 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 4:56 AM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.511 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 5:26 AM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
19. 3.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 7:47 AM HST · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 6:00 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
21. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 7:39 PM HST · 16493 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
22. 2.311 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 9:36 PM HST · 16492 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 4, 11:10 PM HST · 16492 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
24. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 12:11 AM HST · 16492 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
25. 1.912 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 12:54 AM HST · 16492 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
26. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 4:26 AM HST · 16492 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
27. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 4:40 AM HST · 16492 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
28. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 4:48 PM HST · 16492 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
29. 2.124 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 5:45 PM HST · 16492 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
30. 2.710 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 6:15 PM HST · 16492 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
31. 2.19 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 7:05 PM HST · 16492 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
32. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 8:26 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
33. 2.110 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 9:20 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
34. 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 9:32 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
35. 2.011 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Aug 5, 10:24 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
36. 2.126 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Aug 6, 12:00 AM HST · 16491 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
37. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 6, 1:07 AM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
38. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 6, 1:13 AM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
39. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 6, 1:14 AM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
40. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 6, 10:09 AM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
41. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 6, 10:32 AM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
42. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 6, 11:00 AM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
43. 3.26 km E of P?pa‘ikou, HawaiiThu, Aug 6, 1:00 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
44. 2.88 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 6, 5:55 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
45. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 6, 6:15 PM HST · 16491 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
46. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 6, 11:17 PM HST · 16490 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
47. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 12:29 AM HST · 16490 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
48. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 3:01 AM HST · 16490 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
49. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 3:47 AM HST · 16490 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
50. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 9:47 AM HST · 16490 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
51. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 12:10 PM HST · 16490 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
52. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 1:19 PM HST · 16490 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
53. 2.09 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 4:40 PM HST · 16490 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
54. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 4:57 PM HST · 16490 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 4:58 PM HST · 16490 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
56. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 5:37 PM HST · 16490 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
57. 2.78 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 7:11 PM HST · 16490 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
58. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 7:38 PM HST · 16490 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
59. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 7, 11:24 PM HST · 16489 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
60. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 8, 5:47 AM HST · 16489 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 9:06 PM HST · 16494 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 6:43 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 6:19 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.211 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 5:50 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 5:40 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.211 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 10:45 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 9:02 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
8. 3.113 km S of Kapaau, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 8:48 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.011 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 6:01 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
10. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 3:52 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.711 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 3:36 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 2, 1:11 AM HST · 16495 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 11:30 PM HST · 16495 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
14. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 6:16 PM HST · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 6:03 PM HST · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 5:48 PM HST · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
17. 3.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 5:45 PM HST · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 5:44 PM HST · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 4:33 PM HST · 16496 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 1, 1:05 PM HST · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19812503. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC.