M2.3 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Aug 23, 1981, 2:46 AM HST

UTC

1981-08-23 12:46:02 UTC

Depth

8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.322° N, 155.208° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.01

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

43

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast39 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Aug 23, 10:30 AM HST · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Aug 23, 11:03 AM HST · 16474 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
3. 2.416 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Aug 23, 5:38 PM HST · 16474 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
4. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 23, 10:26 PM HST · 16474 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Aug 25, 2:26 AM HST · 16472 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.122 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 25, 2:57 AM HST · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 25, 3:29 AM HST · 16472 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.211 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Aug 25, 3:55 AM HST · 16472 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
9. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 25, 6:15 AM HST · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.416 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 25, 10:19 AM HST · 16472 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 25, 2:56 PM HST · 16472 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Aug 25, 3:11 PM HST · 16472 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
13. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 26, 2:17 AM HST · 16471 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 26, 3:46 AM HST · 16471 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 26, 4:44 AM HST · 16471 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
16. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Aug 26, 8:28 AM HST · 16471 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
17. 2.011 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 26, 10:42 AM HST · 16471 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
18. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 26, 1:02 PM HST · 16471 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
19. 1.819 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Aug 26, 4:29 PM HST · 16471 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
20. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Aug 27, 12:39 AM HST · 16471 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
21. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Aug 27, 1:02 AM HST · 16471 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
22. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Aug 27, 6:56 AM HST · 16470 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
23. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Aug 27, 8:05 AM HST · 16470 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
24. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 27, 3:05 PM HST · 16470 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
25. 2.23 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 27, 8:05 PM HST · 16470 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
26. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Aug 28, 1:13 AM HST · 16469 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
27. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 28, 9:29 PM HST · 16469 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
28. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 29, 12:38 AM HST · 16469 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
29. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 29, 2:21 AM HST · 16468 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
30. 2.516 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 29, 3:14 AM HST · 16468 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
31. 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Aug 29, 6:46 AM HST · 16468 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
32. 2.618 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Aug 29, 9:59 AM HST · 16468 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
33. 2.315 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 29, 1:20 PM HST · 16468 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
34. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 29, 3:35 PM HST · 16468 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
35. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 29, 3:36 PM HST · 16468 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
36. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 29, 11:07 PM HST · 16468 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
37. 2.517 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 30, 9:24 AM HST · 16467 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
38. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 30, 11:33 AM HST · 16467 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 30, 3:01 PM HST · 16467 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
40. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 30, 9:15 PM HST · 16467 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
41. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 30, 9:52 PM HST · 16467 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
42. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 31, 1:17 AM HST · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
43. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 31, 1:40 AM HST · 16466 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
44. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Aug 31, 6:32 AM HST · 16466 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
45. 2.79 km WSW of Captain Cook, HawaiiMon, Aug 31, 8:12 AM HST · 16466 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
46. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 31, 12:46 PM HST · 16466 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
47. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 1, 12:17 AM HST · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
48. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 1, 9:03 AM HST · 16465 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
49. 3.122 km NNE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiTue, Sep 1, 10:42 AM HST · 16465 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
50. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 1, 3:47 PM HST · 16465 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
51. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 1, 7:13 PM HST · 16465 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
52. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Sep 1, 7:21 PM HST · 16465 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
53. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 2, 8:36 PM HST · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
54. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 3, 9:59 AM HST · 16463 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
55. 2.425 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Sep 3, 7:12 PM HST · 16463 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
56. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 3, 8:45 PM HST · 16463 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
57. 2.415 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiFri, Sep 4, 6:13 AM HST · 16462 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
58. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 4, 1:34 PM HST · 16462 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
59. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 4, 2:50 PM HST · 16462 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
60. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 4, 10:51 PM HST · 16462 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.27 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 22, 5:33 PM HST · 16475 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.112 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSat, Aug 22, 4:44 PM HST · 16475 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
3. 1.917 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 22, 1:57 PM HST · 16475 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 22, 11:53 AM HST · 16475 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 22, 4:41 AM HST · 16475 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 22, 4:34 AM HST · 16475 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 22, 1:23 AM HST · 16475 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.87 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiFri, Aug 21, 11:28 PM HST · 16476 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 21, 2:04 PM HST · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Aug 21, 12:02 PM HST · 16476 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
11. 1.613 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 21, 8:51 AM HST · 16476 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 21, 12:35 AM HST · 16477 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
13. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 20, 11:49 PM HST · 16477 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.87 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiThu, Aug 20, 1:57 PM HST · 16477 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 20, 10:52 AM HST · 16477 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.78 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiThu, Aug 20, 10:15 AM HST · 16477 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.715 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Aug 20, 9:13 AM HST · 16477 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 20, 8:09 AM HST · 16477 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.911 km E of Hilo, HawaiiThu, Aug 20, 7:22 AM HST · 16477 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
20. 1.617 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 20, 3:31 AM HST · 16477 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813155. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.