Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Aug 30, 1981, 3:01 PM HST (01:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-08-31 01:01:56 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.326° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16468 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16468 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16468 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16468 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16467 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.79 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 16467 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16467 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16467 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16466 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.122 km NNE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii · 16466 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16466 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16466 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16466 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16464 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.425 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16464 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16464 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.415 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16463 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16463 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16463 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16463 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16462 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16462 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16462 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.410 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16462 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16462 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16462 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16462 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.813 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.31 km SW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.622 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16461 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16460 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16460 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16460 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.421 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.016 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.528 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.48 km ESE of Hilo, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16459 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16458 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16458 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16457 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.96 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16457 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.66 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16456 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16456 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.812 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.24 km N of Kea‘au, HI · 16456 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16468 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.517 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16468 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16469 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16469 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16469 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16469 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.618 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16469 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16469 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16469 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16469 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16470 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16470 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16471 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.23 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16471 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16471 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16471 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.316 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16471 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16472 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.819 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16472 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813206. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC.