Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Nov 24, 1981, 7:15 PM HST (05:15 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 7 km W of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-11-25 05:15:26 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.299° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16381 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16381 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16381 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16380 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16380 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.49 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16380 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16380 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16379 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.17 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16379 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16379 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.510 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16379 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16379 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.58 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16378 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.58 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16378 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.39 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16378 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.59 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16378 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.37 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16378 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16378 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16378 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.59 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.48 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.711 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.48 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.08 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16376 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.517 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16376 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16376 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 3.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.66 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.115 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16374 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.412 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16373 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16373 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.57 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16373 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.69 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16373 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16373 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.313 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16372 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.99 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16370 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.627 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16381 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16381 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16382 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16382 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.511 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.59 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HI · 16384 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16384 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.411 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16384 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.813 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16385 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16385 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813812. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.