M2.5 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Oct 14, 1981, 5:20 AM HST

UTC

1981-10-14 15:20:59 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.335° N, 155.197° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

44

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 14, 1:50 PM HST · 16422 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
2. 3.23 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiWed, Oct 14, 2:38 PM HST · 16422 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Oct 14, 6:44 PM HST · 16422 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
4. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 14, 11:05 PM HST · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
5. 3.251 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 15, 1:00 AM HST · 16422 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
6. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Oct 15, 6:04 AM HST · 16422 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
7. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 15, 6:10 AM HST · 16422 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 15, 12:51 PM HST · 16421 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 15, 2:13 PM HST · 16421 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 16, 1:34 AM HST · 16421 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 16, 11:24 AM HST · 16420 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.614 km W of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 16, 4:19 PM HST · 16420 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
13. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 16, 5:05 PM HST · 16420 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 16, 6:57 PM HST · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 16, 10:03 PM HST · 16420 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 16, 11:31 PM HST · 16420 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 17, 6:06 AM HST · 16420 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
18. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 17, 7:24 AM HST · 16420 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
19. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 17, 8:53 AM HST · 16419 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 17, 9:16 AM HST · 16419 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
21. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 17, 4:00 PM HST · 16419 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
22. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 18, 12:57 AM HST · 16419 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
23. 2.519 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 18, 8:14 AM HST · 16419 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
24. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 18, 11:30 AM HST · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 18, 11:38 AM HST · 16418 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 18, 11:42 AM HST · 16418 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.412 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 18, 7:41 PM HST · 16418 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
28. 1.912 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 19, 4:16 AM HST · 16418 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
29. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 19, 10:08 AM HST · 16417 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
30. 1.728 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 19, 11:49 AM HST · 16417 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
31. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 19, 12:30 PM HST · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
32. 1.74 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Oct 19, 1:42 PM HST · 16417 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
33. 2.124 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 19, 2:49 PM HST · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
34. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 19, 5:13 PM HST · 16417 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
35. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 19, 7:30 PM HST · 16417 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
36. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 19, 7:34 PM HST · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
37. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 19, 10:16 PM HST · 16417 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
38. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 20, 4:42 PM HST · 16416 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
39. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 21, 4:37 AM HST · 16416 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
40. 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Oct 21, 5:38 PM HST · 16415 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
41. 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Oct 22, 2:23 AM HST · 16415 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
42. 2.226 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Oct 22, 3:25 AM HST · 16415 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
43. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 22, 4:11 AM HST · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 22, 5:14 AM HST · 16415 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
45. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 22, 1:22 PM HST · 16414 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
46. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 22, 1:23 PM HST · 16414 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
47. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 22, 4:19 PM HST · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
48. 3.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 22, 9:56 PM HST · 16414 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
49. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 22, 10:00 PM HST · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
50. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 22, 10:15 PM HST · 16414 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
51. 2.024 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 23, 2:26 AM HST · 16414 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
52. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 23, 4:38 AM HST · 16414 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
53. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 23, 7:12 AM HST · 16414 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
54. 1.55 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Oct 23, 10:45 AM HST · 16413 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
55. 2.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 23, 1:11 PM HST · 16413 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
56. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Oct 23, 4:52 PM HST · 16413 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
57. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 23, 5:45 PM HST · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
58. 1.99 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 23, 8:13 PM HST · 16413 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
59. 1.86 km W of Pepeekeo, HawaiiFri, Oct 23, 8:49 PM HST · 16413 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
60. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 24, 9:36 AM HST · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 1.610 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Oct 14, 12:36 AM HST · 16423 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
2. 3.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 7:14 PM HST · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
3. 3.115 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 7:11 PM HST · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 6:24 PM HST · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 3:40 PM HST · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 5:03 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 4:15 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 13, 12:13 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.513 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 10:26 PM HST · 16424 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 2:43 PM HST · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 10:53 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
12. 2.314 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 10:28 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
13. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 9:47 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 9:35 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 9:30 AM HST · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 7:25 AM HST · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
17. 1.613 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 12, 5:16 AM HST · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
18. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 11, 3:37 PM HST · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
19. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 11, 8:35 AM HST · 16426 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
20. 3.17 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSun, Oct 11, 7:21 AM HST · 16426 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813490. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.