Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Aug 12, 1981, 12:44 PM HST (22:44 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-12 22:44:00 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.327° N, 155.356° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.018 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.113 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.912 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.216 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.717 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.411 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.916 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.217 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.925 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.411 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.612 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.514 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.919 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.921 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.013 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.910 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.616 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.717 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.713 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.018 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.217 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.615 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.615 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.417 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.518 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19812876. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.