Hawaii earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Oct 6, 1981, 2:30 PM HST (00:30 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-10-07 00:30:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.404° N, 155.212° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
41

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 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16429 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.814 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16428 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16428 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.727 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16428 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.67 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16428 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16428 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16428 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16427 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16427 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.321 km NNW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16427 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16427 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16426 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16426 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16426 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16426 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.65 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.312 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 3.17 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16424 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16423 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16423 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16423 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16423 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.314 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16423 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16423 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16423 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16423 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16422 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16422 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 3.115 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16422 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 3.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16422 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.610 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16422 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16422 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16421 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 3.23 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16421 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16421 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 3.251 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16421 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16420 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16420 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16420 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16420 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16420 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.625 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16429 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16430 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.813 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16430 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16430 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16430 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.416 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 16431 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16431 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.79 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16431 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.814 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16431 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.111 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.9Hawaii region, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.528 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.523 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16432 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813435. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:11 AM UTC.