M2.7 earthquake 18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Aug 10, 1981, 8:15 PM HST (06:15 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-11 06:15:50 UTC
- Depth
- 0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.320° N, 155.350° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 89°
- Stations used
- 33
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.310 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.310 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.517 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.812 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.117 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.612 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.218 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.813 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.112 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.616 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.413 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.912 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.79 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.214 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.220 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.215 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.514 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.115 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.811 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.914 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.218 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.315 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.115 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.316 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.517 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.016 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.615 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.19 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.418 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.518 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.412 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.515 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.914 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.812 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.615 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.815 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.215 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19812704. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC.