M2.6 earthquake 5 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Mon, Aug 10, 1981, 9:27 PM HST

UTC

1981-08-11 07:27:50 UTC

Depth

1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.410° N, 155.277° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

143°

Stations used

10

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast6 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast342 kmSE

After

1. 2.613 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 9:43 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
2. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 9:53 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.517 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 10:08 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.812 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 10:23 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
5. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 10:56 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
6. 3.117 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 10:56 PM HST · 16488 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 11:07 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 11:17 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.612 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 11:18 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 11:26 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 11:28 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.218 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 11:28 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.813 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 11:35 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
14. 1.813 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 11:43 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
15. 2.112 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 11:49 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 12:06 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
17. 2.616 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 12:11 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
18. 2.413 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 12:20 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 12:47 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
20. 1.912 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:08 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
21. 2.79 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:23 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
22. 2.214 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:30 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
23. 1.512 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:52 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
24. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:59 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
25. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 2:14 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
26. 2.220 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 2:22 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
27. 1.617 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 2:26 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
28. 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 2:29 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
29. 2.215 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 2:45 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
30. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:02 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
31. 2.514 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:04 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:14 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
33. 2.811 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:29 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
34. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:40 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
35. 2.813 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:45 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
36. 3.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:53 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
37. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 4:06 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.914 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 4:21 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
39. 2.218 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 4:46 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
40. 2.315 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 4:56 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
41. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 5:08 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
42. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 5:39 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
43. 2.115 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 5:59 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
44. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:01 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
45. 2.316 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:11 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
46. 2.816 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:27 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.517 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:55 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
48. 3.016 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 7:51 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
49. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 7:58 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
50. 2.615 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:30 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
51. 3.19 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:47 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
52. 2.418 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:49 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
53. 2.518 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:56 AM HST · 16488 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
54. 2.716 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 9:03 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
55. 2.612 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 9:11 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
56. 2.318 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 9:59 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
57. 2.915 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 10:24 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
58. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 10:27 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
59. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 10:30 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
60. 2.615 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 10:40 AM HST · 16488 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 9:14 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
2. 3.310 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 8:58 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
3. 3.315 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 8:46 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 8:35 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.310 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 8:32 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 8:23 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.718 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 8:15 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 7:53 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 7:38 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
10. 3.412 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 7:23 PM HST · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
11. 3.515 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 7:17 PM HST · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 7:07 PM HST · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
13. 3.914 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 6:53 PM HST · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 6:25 PM HST · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.613 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 6:15 PM HST · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 6:11 PM HST · 16489 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
17. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 5:54 PM HST · 16489 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.713 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 5:47 PM HST · 16489 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.812 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 5:36 PM HST · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 10, 5:31 PM HST · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19812711. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC.