M3.0 earthquake 16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Aug 11, 1981, 7:51 AM HST

UTC

1981-08-11 17:51:54 UTC

Depth

0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.336° N, 155.340° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

68°

Stations used

27

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast48 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast342 kmSE

After

1. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 7:58 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.615 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:30 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
3. 3.19 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:47 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.418 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:49 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.518 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:56 AM HST · 16485 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.716 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 9:03 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.612 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 9:11 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.318 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 9:59 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.915 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 10:24 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 10:27 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 10:30 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.615 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 10:40 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.217 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 11:01 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.216 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 11:40 AM HST · 16484 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
15. 2.317 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 11:43 AM HST · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.114 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 12:00 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
17. 2.217 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 12:41 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.813 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:09 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.318 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:20 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
20. 2.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:31 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
21. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:32 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
22. 2.215 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:34 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.85 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:45 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
24. 2.218 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:48 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:52 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
26. 2.114 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 1:55 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
27. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 2:07 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
28. 2.217 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 2:36 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
29. 2.37 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 2:40 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
30. 2.214 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 2:55 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
31. 3.014 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:04 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
32. 1.915 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:06 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:40 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:48 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
35. 1.817 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:53 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
36. 2.216 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 4:52 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
37. 2.116 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 4:53 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
38. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 5:02 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
39. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 5:05 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
40. 1.713 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 5:33 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
41. 2.611 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 5:56 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
42. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:00 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.117 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:14 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
44. 3.414 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:20 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
45. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:51 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
46. 1.913 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:55 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
47. 2.415 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 7:19 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
48. 2.116 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 7:56 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
49. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 7:59 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
50. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:05 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
51. 2.114 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:06 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
52. 2.311 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:25 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
53. 1.914 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:38 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.116 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 8:50 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
55. 1.714 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 9:33 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
56. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 9:34 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
57. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 9:44 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
58. 1.716 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 10:40 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
59. 2.411 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 10:56 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
60. 2.214 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 11:06 PM HST · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.517 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:55 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.816 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:27 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.316 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:11 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 6:01 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.115 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 5:59 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 5:39 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 5:08 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.315 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 4:56 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.218 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 4:46 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.914 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 4:21 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 4:06 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
12. 3.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:53 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.813 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:45 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:40 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.811 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:29 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:14 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.514 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:04 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
18. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 3:02 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.215 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 2:45 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 11, 2:29 AM HST · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19812759. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.