M2.3 earthquake 16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Sep 27, 1981, 8:53 PM HST

UTC

1981-09-28 06:53:31 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.299° N, 155.272° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

121°

Stations used

38

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast17 kmSSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast45 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast350 kmSE

After

1. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 4:32 AM HST · 16438 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 5:55 AM HST · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 6:14 AM HST · 16438 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
4. 3.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 7:09 AM HST · 16438 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 8:35 AM HST · 16438 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 11:09 AM HST · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 11:57 AM HST · 16438 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
8. 3.825 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 12:07 PM HST · 16438 days ago · -2 km deep · 40 km away
9. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 12:14 PM HST · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
10. 3.06 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 12:25 PM HST · 16438 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
11. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 3:14 PM HST · 16438 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 28, 6:59 PM HST · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 29, 2:57 AM HST · 16437 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 29, 3:57 AM HST · 16437 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 29, 4:16 AM HST · 16437 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 29, 12:25 PM HST · 16437 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 29, 12:40 PM HST · 16437 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
18. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 29, 7:43 PM HST · 16437 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 29, 10:06 PM HST · 16437 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 30, 7:04 AM HST · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
21. 4.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 30, 7:04 AM HST · 16436 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
22. 2.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 30, 9:59 AM HST · 16436 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
23. 2.414 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 30, 2:17 PM HST · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
24. 2.222 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, Sep 30, 9:03 PM HST · 16436 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
25. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 1, 2:40 PM HST · 16435 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
26. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 1, 5:22 PM HST · 16435 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
27. 3.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 1, 9:39 PM HST · 16435 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
28. 3.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 2, 5:44 AM HST · 16434 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
29. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 2, 9:21 AM HST · 16434 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
30. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 2, 11:43 AM HST · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 2, 12:27 PM HST · 16434 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.219 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 6:03 AM HST · 16433 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
33. 2.523 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 9:48 AM HST · 16433 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
34. 2.528 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 1:07 PM HST · 16433 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
35. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 5:48 PM HST · 16433 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
36. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 10:16 PM HST · 16433 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
37. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 10:28 PM HST · 16433 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
38. 2.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 3, 10:51 PM HST · 16433 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
39. 1.9Hawaii region, HawaiiSun, Oct 4, 2:05 AM HST · 16432 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
40. 2.111 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 4, 11:49 AM HST · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
41. 1.814 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 4, 2:09 PM HST · 16432 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
42. 3.79 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 4, 3:42 PM HST · 16432 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
43. 3.011 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 4, 4:56 PM HST · 16432 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
44. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 5, 3:37 AM HST · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.416 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiMon, Oct 5, 4:47 AM HST · 16431 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
46. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 5, 10:07 AM HST · 16431 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
47. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 5, 11:15 AM HST · 16431 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
48. 1.813 km ESE of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Oct 5, 10:11 PM HST · 16431 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
49. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 6, 2:29 AM HST · 16430 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
50. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 6, 9:30 AM HST · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.625 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Oct 6, 12:15 PM HST · 16430 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
52. 3.04 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 6, 2:30 PM HST · 16430 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
53. 1.517 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 6, 6:49 PM HST · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
54. 3.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 6, 11:35 PM HST · 16430 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
55. 1.814 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 7, 12:30 AM HST · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
56. 2.524 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 7, 6:28 AM HST · 16429 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
57. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 7, 8:20 AM HST · 16429 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
58. 2.727 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Oct 7, 1:01 PM HST · 16429 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
59. 2.320 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 7, 6:24 PM HST · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
60. 1.67 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 7, 10:59 PM HST · 16429 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 27, 4:34 AM HST · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
2. 3.519 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 27, 1:50 AM HST · 16440 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.311 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 10:13 PM HST · 16440 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 12:38 PM HST · 16440 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
5. 1.517 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 12:37 PM HST · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 1.67 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 6:38 AM HST · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.97 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 5:14 AM HST · 16440 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 12:49 AM HST · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
9. 1.911 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 26, 12:47 AM HST · 16441 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
10. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 10:57 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 9:46 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 9:06 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
13. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 3:56 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
14. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 2:41 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.222 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 2:26 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
16. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 2:22 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 12:38 PM HST · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
18. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 6:57 AM HST · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.322 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 25, 4:18 AM HST · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 24, 2:54 PM HST · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813375. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC.