Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Sep 17, 1981, 12:46 PM HST (22:46 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-09-17 22:46:07 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.303° N, 155.251° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
29

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16449 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16449 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16447 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16447 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16447 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16447 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.646 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 4.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16444 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16444 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16444 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.018 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16443 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16443 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.97 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16441 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.67 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16441 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.517 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 3.519 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16440 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16440 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16440 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 3.825 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 3.06 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16450 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.229 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16450 days ago · -3 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.49 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16451 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.624 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.222 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16451 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16452 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.314 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16452 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.35 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.415 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16455 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16455 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.44 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16455 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813309. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.