M2.2 earthquake 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.2 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Nov 7, 1981, 12:14 AM HST

UTC

1981-11-07 10:14:06 UTC

Depth

3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.429° N, 155.439° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

33

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast22 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast49 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast327 kmSE

After

1. 3.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 7:23 AM HST · 16397 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
2. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 8:33 AM HST · 16397 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.915 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 10:05 AM HST · 16397 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
4. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 1:11 PM HST · 16397 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
5. 2.117 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 2:47 PM HST · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
6. 1.710 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 3:38 PM HST · 16397 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 5:20 PM HST · 16397 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 5:37 PM HST · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
9. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 7, 11:36 PM HST · 16396 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
10. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 8, 3:30 AM HST · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
11. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 8, 5:55 AM HST · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
12. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 8, 7:05 AM HST · 16396 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
13. 2.528 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Nov 8, 5:21 PM HST · 16396 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 8, 6:43 PM HST · 16395 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
15. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 9, 1:45 AM HST · 16395 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
16. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 9, 1:27 PM HST · 16395 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 9, 2:17 PM HST · 16395 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
18. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 9, 4:39 PM HST · 16395 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
19. 2.016 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 9, 9:37 PM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.112 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 1:18 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
21. 4.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 3:02 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
22. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 3:12 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
23. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 3:19 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
24. 3.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 3:31 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
25. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 3:48 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
26. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 4:01 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
27. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 4:11 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
28. 2.423 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 4:16 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
29. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 5:05 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
30. 1.817 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 6:16 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
31. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 10:21 AM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
32. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 1:55 PM HST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
33. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 3:25 PM HST · 16394 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
34. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Nov 10, 8:31 PM HST · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
35. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 1:29 AM HST · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
36. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 1:31 AM HST · 16393 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
37. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 6:01 AM HST · 16393 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
38. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 10:19 AM HST · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
39. 1.915 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 12:15 PM HST · 16393 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
40. 1.813 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 7:36 PM HST · 16392 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
41. 1.79 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 9:23 PM HST · 16392 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
42. 1.914 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 10:03 PM HST · 16392 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
43. 3.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 11, 10:36 PM HST · 16392 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
44. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 12, 2:53 AM HST · 16392 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
45. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 12, 6:29 AM HST · 16392 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
46. 2.812 km E of H?lualoa, HawaiiThu, Nov 12, 12:13 PM HST · 16392 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
47. 1.91 km WSW of Honalo, HawaiiThu, Nov 12, 3:25 PM HST · 16392 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
48. 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 13, 2:00 AM HST · 16391 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
49. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 13, 2:51 PM HST · 16391 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
50. 1.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 13, 5:38 PM HST · 16391 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
51. 1.612 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 13, 8:11 PM HST · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
52. 2.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 14, 12:13 AM HST · 16390 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
53. 2.222 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 14, 6:44 AM HST · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
54. 2.34 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 14, 9:56 AM HST · 16390 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
55. 2.48 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Nov 15, 4:04 PM HST · 16389 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
56. 1.516 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 15, 5:25 PM HST · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
57. 2.18 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Nov 15, 7:39 PM HST · 16388 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
58. 2.99 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Nov 15, 8:23 PM HST · 16388 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
59. 2.78 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Nov 15, 9:03 PM HST · 16388 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
60. 2.48 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Nov 15, 9:22 PM HST · 16388 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 6, 2:29 PM HST · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
2. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 6, 12:31 AM HST · 16398 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Nov 5, 9:07 PM HST · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
4. 1.822 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 5, 3:18 PM HST · 16399 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 5, 1:55 PM HST · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
6. 2.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Nov 5, 8:24 AM HST · 16399 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
7. 2.717 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Nov 5, 5:06 AM HST · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
8. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 5, 5:06 AM HST · 16399 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 4, 7:17 PM HST · 16399 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
10. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 4, 6:08 PM HST · 16399 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 4, 4:08 PM HST · 16400 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
12. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 4, 11:35 AM HST · 16400 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
13. 2.718 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Nov 4, 10:45 AM HST · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
14. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 4, 10:03 AM HST · 16400 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 8:37 PM HST · 16400 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 7:56 PM HST · 16400 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
17. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 10:05 AM HST · 16401 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.717 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 4:37 AM HST · 16401 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 3:28 AM HST · 16401 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
20. 2.68 km E of Waimea, HawaiiTue, Nov 3, 3:26 AM HST · 16401 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813656. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.