Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Aug 13, 1981, 12:22 PM HST (22:22 UTC), 7 km (4 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-08-13 22:22:42 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.349° N, 155.183° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
40

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. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.89 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.921 km N of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.013 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.910 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.013 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16485 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.614 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.725 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.611 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.812 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.820 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.813 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16484 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.612 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.512 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.446 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.714 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.35 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.814 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16483 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 3.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.812 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.81 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.613 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.919 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.514 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.612 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.814 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.411 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.925 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.217 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16486 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19812998. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.