M1.8 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Sep 14, 1981, 1:47 AM HST

UTC

1981-09-14 11:47:23 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.326° N, 155.197° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

36

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 2.513 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 14, 6:27 AM HST · 16452 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.35 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 14, 7:46 AM HST · 16452 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 14, 8:08 AM HST · 16452 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 14, 10:21 AM HST · 16452 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 14, 3:39 PM HST · 16452 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 14, 4:01 PM HST · 16452 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 14, 4:41 PM HST · 16452 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.314 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Sep 15, 3:10 AM HST · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Sep 15, 9:48 AM HST · 16451 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
10. 2.222 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Sep 16, 12:04 PM HST · 16450 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.624 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 16, 2:45 PM HST · 16450 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
12. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 16, 9:13 PM HST · 16450 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
13. 2.49 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Sep 16, 11:10 PM HST · 16450 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
14. 2.229 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Sep 17, 2:21 AM HST · 16449 days ago · -3 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 17, 10:49 AM HST · 16449 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
16. 1.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 17, 12:46 PM HST · 16449 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.612 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 18, 6:39 PM HST · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 18, 6:44 PM HST · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
19. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 19, 2:04 AM HST · 16447 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 19, 3:01 AM HST · 16447 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
21. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 19, 6:35 AM HST · 16447 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
22. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 19, 9:31 AM HST · 16447 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
23. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 19, 5:36 PM HST · 16447 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
24. 2.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 19, 6:12 PM HST · 16447 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Sep 19, 10:14 PM HST · 16447 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
26. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 20, 6:43 AM HST · 16446 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
27. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 20, 3:34 PM HST · 16446 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
28. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 20, 4:41 PM HST · 16446 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
29. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 20, 5:27 PM HST · 16446 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
30. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 21, 2:35 AM HST · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
31. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 21, 2:49 AM HST · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
32. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 21, 7:22 AM HST · 16445 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
33. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 21, 10:35 AM HST · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
34. 2.646 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 21, 4:32 PM HST · 16445 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
35. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 21, 8:14 PM HST · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
36. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 22, 2:38 AM HST · 16444 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
37. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 22, 3:55 AM HST · 16444 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
38. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 22, 4:49 AM HST · 16444 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
39. 4.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 22, 6:50 AM HST · 16444 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
40. 1.817 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 22, 7:43 AM HST · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
41. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 23, 5:01 AM HST · 16443 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
42. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 23, 10:46 AM HST · 16443 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
43. 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 23, 12:06 PM HST · 16443 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
44. 2.018 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 24, 4:39 AM HST · 16442 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
45. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 24, 2:54 PM HST · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
46. 2.322 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 4:18 AM HST · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
47. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 6:57 AM HST · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
48. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 12:38 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
49. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 2:22 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
50. 2.222 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 2:26 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
51. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 2:41 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
52. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 3:56 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
53. 1.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 9:06 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
54. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 9:46 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
55. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 10:57 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
56. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 12:47 AM HST · 16441 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
57. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 12:49 AM HST · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
58. 1.97 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 5:14 AM HST · 16440 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
59. 1.67 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 6:38 AM HST · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
60. 1.517 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 12:37 PM HST · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 13, 10:16 PM HST · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.415 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiSun, Sep 13, 1:23 AM HST · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.121 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 13, 12:42 AM HST · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.44 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Sep 12, 6:48 PM HST · 16454 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 12, 3:42 PM HST · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.516 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 12, 1:27 AM HST · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.99 km SE of Fern Acres, HawaiiFri, Sep 11, 3:14 PM HST · 16455 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.24 km N of Kea‘au, HIFri, Sep 11, 2:22 PM HST · 16455 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
9. 1.812 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 11, 9:52 AM HST · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 11, 9:40 AM HST · 16455 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
11. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 11, 7:11 AM HST · 16455 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.66 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 11, 4:20 AM HST · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
13. 1.96 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 10, 9:50 PM HST · 16456 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 10, 5:57 AM HST · 16456 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 9, 8:56 PM HST · 16457 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
16. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 9, 4:14 PM HST · 16457 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiWed, Sep 9, 3:28 PM HST · 16457 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
18. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Sep 9, 2:36 PM HST · 16457 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 9, 1:38 PM HST · 16457 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 9, 11:23 AM HST · 16457 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813285. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.