M1.8 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 3, 1981, 10:05 AM HST

UTC

1981-11-03 20:05:09 UTC

Depth

7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.327° N, 155.202° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

28

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 7:56 PM HST · 16400 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
2. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 8:37 PM HST · 16400 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 4, 10:03 AM HST · 16400 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.718 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Nov 4, 10:45 AM HST · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
5. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 4, 11:35 AM HST · 16400 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 4, 4:08 PM HST · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 4, 6:08 PM HST · 16399 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 4, 7:17 PM HST · 16399 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 5, 5:06 AM HST · 16399 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.717 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Nov 5, 5:06 AM HST · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
11. 2.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Nov 5, 8:24 AM HST · 16399 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
12. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 5, 1:55 PM HST · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
13. 1.822 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 5, 3:18 PM HST · 16399 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 5, 9:07 PM HST · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
15. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 6, 12:31 AM HST · 16398 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
16. 2.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 6, 2:29 PM HST · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.221 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 12:14 AM HST · 16397 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
18. 3.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 7:23 AM HST · 16397 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
19. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 8:33 AM HST · 16397 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.915 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 10:05 AM HST · 16397 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
21. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 1:11 PM HST · 16397 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
22. 2.117 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 2:47 PM HST · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
23. 1.710 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 3:38 PM HST · 16396 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
24. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 5:20 PM HST · 16396 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
25. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 5:37 PM HST · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 11:36 PM HST · 16396 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 8, 3:30 AM HST · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
28. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 8, 5:55 AM HST · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
29. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 8, 7:05 AM HST · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
30. 2.528 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Nov 8, 5:21 PM HST · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
31. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 8, 6:43 PM HST · 16395 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
32. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 9, 1:45 AM HST · 16395 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
33. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 9, 1:27 PM HST · 16395 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
34. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 9, 2:17 PM HST · 16395 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
35. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 9, 4:39 PM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
36. 2.016 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 9, 9:37 PM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
37. 2.112 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 1:18 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
38. 4.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 3:02 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
39. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 3:12 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 3:19 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
41. 3.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 3:31 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
42. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 3:48 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
43. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 4:01 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
44. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 4:11 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
45. 2.423 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 4:16 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
46. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 5:05 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
47. 1.817 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 6:16 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
48. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 10:21 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
49. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 1:55 PM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 3:25 PM HST · 16394 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
51. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 8:31 PM HST · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
52. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 1:29 AM HST · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
53. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 1:31 AM HST · 16393 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
54. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 6:01 AM HST · 16393 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
55. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 10:19 AM HST · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
56. 1.915 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 12:15 PM HST · 16393 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
57. 1.813 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 7:36 PM HST · 16392 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
58. 1.79 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 9:23 PM HST · 16392 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
59. 1.914 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 10:03 PM HST · 16392 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
60. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 10:36 PM HST · 16392 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.717 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 4:37 AM HST · 16401 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 3:28 AM HST · 16401 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.68 km E of Waimea, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 3:26 AM HST · 16401 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
4. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 3:20 AM HST · 16401 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.930 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 2:15 AM HST · 16401 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 2:01 AM HST · 16401 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 1:18 AM HST · 16401 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.73 km WSW of Kealakekua, HawaiiMon, Nov 2, 5:26 PM HST · 16401 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 2, 12:31 PM HST · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
10. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 2, 11:14 AM HST · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 2, 6:43 AM HST · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.44 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 2, 5:08 AM HST · 16402 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 2, 3:36 AM HST · 16402 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 2, 2:26 AM HST · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 2, 2:03 AM HST · 16402 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.09 km S of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 1, 8:33 PM HST · 16402 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Nov 1, 7:23 PM HST · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
18. 3.03 km NNW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Nov 1, 4:05 PM HST · 16402 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.517 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 1, 9:18 AM HST · 16403 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.113 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 1, 7:27 AM HST · 16403 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813639. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.