Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Oct 2, 1981, 9:21 AM HST (19:21 UTC), 7 km (5 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-10-02 19:21:12 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.306° N, 155.189° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 148 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16435 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16435 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16434 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.523 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16434 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.528 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16434 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16434 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16434 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16433 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.9Hawaii region, Hawaii · 16433 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.111 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.814 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16433 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.79 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16433 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 3.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16433 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.416 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.813 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16431 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.625 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16431 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 3.04 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16431 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.517 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 3.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16430 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16430 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16430 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.727 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16430 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.67 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16429 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16429 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16429 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16429 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16429 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.321 km NNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16429 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16428 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16428 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16428 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16427 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16427 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16427 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.65 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 16427 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16427 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16427 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16426 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16426 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.312 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16426 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 3.17 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16426 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16426 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16426 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.314 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 3.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16435 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.222 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16437 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.414 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16437 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16437 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 4.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16437 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16437 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16438 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16438 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16438 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16438 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16438 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.06 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813410. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.