Hawaii earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Sep 19, 1981, 6:12 PM HST (04:12 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-20 04:12:31 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.340° N, 155.223° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
42

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 145 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16444 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16444 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16444 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16444 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16444 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16444 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16443 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.646 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16443 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16443 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.112 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16443 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16443 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16443 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16443 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16443 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.018 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16441 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16440 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.97 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.67 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.517 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16438 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16438 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 3.519 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16438 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16438 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.316 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16437 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16437 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16437 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16437 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 3.825 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 3.06 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16435 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16435 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16435 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16435 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16446 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16447 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16447 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.229 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · -3 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.49 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.624 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.222 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16448 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16449 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.314 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16450 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16450 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16450 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16450 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16450 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813321. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.