Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Nov 2, 1981, 5:08 AM HST (15:08 UTC), 34 km (21 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-02 15:08:36 UTC
Depth
34.1 km (21.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.405° N, 155.222° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
44

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 186 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.73 km WSW of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.930 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.68 km E of Waimea, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16401 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16400 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16400 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16400 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.718 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16400 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16400 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16400 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.717 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.822 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16399 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16398 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.221 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 3.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.915 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.710 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16396 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.528 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16396 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16395 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16395 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16395 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16395 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.016 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 4.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 3.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.423 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.09 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.03 km NNW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.517 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.113 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16403 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.520 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16404 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16405 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16405 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16405 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.221 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16405 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16405 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813627. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC.