M2.5 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 1, 1981, 8:33 AM HST

UTC

1981-12-01 18:33:15 UTC

Depth

1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.386° N, 155.275° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.45

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

53°

Stations used

27

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast8 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast39 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast344 kmSE

After

1. 2.911 km N of Puako, HawaiiTue, Dec 1, 9:11 PM HST · 16374 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.115 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 2, 5:34 AM HST · 16373 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.018 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 2, 11:09 AM HST · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 2, 12:42 PM HST · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.412 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiWed, Dec 2, 8:09 PM HST · 16373 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
6. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 3, 1:44 AM HST · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 3, 4:57 AM HST · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.57 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiThu, Dec 3, 5:20 AM HST · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 3, 7:23 AM HST · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.69 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiThu, Dec 3, 10:58 AM HST · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 3, 1:55 PM HST · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 3, 5:03 PM HST · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.313 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 4, 7:35 AM HST · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 4, 12:22 PM HST · 16371 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.99 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 4, 4:41 PM HST · 16371 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 5, 12:07 AM HST · 16370 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 5, 12:34 AM HST · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 5, 6:25 AM HST · 16370 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 5, 6:25 AM HST · 16370 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
20. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 5, 12:26 PM HST · 16370 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
21. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 5, 1:34 PM HST · 16370 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
22. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 6, 9:54 AM HST · 16369 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
23. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 6, 11:02 AM HST · 16369 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
24. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 6, 9:47 PM HST · 16368 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
25. 2.624 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiMon, Dec 7, 2:59 AM HST · 16368 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
26. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 7, 4:04 AM HST · 16368 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
27. 3.314 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 7, 9:07 AM HST · 16368 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
28. 2.411 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 7, 3:09 PM HST · 16368 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
29. 4.112 km NW of Kalaoa, HawaiiMon, Dec 7, 5:39 PM HST · 16368 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 7, 7:55 PM HST · 16368 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 7, 11:12 PM HST · 16367 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
32. 2.412 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Dec 8, 1:12 AM HST · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
33. 2.417 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 8, 8:06 AM HST · 16367 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
34. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 8, 11:06 PM HST · 16366 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
35. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 9, 12:03 AM HST · 16366 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
36. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 9, 5:03 AM HST · 16366 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
37. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 9, 12:37 PM HST · 16366 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
38. 1.612 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 10, 1:58 AM HST · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
39. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 11, 1:46 AM HST · 16364 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
40. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 11, 11:17 AM HST · 16364 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
41. 1.614 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 12, 3:03 AM HST · 16363 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
42. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 12, 1:25 PM HST · 16363 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
43. 3.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 12, 6:23 PM HST · 16363 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
44. 2.723 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 13, 1:40 AM HST · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
45. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 13, 3:22 AM HST · 16362 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
46. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 13, 4:32 AM HST · 16362 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
47. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 13, 2:20 PM HST · 16362 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
48. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 14, 3:45 AM HST · 16361 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
49. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 14, 10:38 AM HST · 16361 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
50. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 14, 5:18 PM HST · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
51. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 14, 10:46 PM HST · 16360 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
52. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 15, 4:41 AM HST · 16360 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
53. 3.118 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 15, 2:11 PM HST · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
54. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 15, 5:40 PM HST · 16360 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
55. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 15, 9:28 PM HST · 16359 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
56. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 15, 9:30 PM HST · 16359 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
57. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 3:44 AM HST · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
58. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 4:48 AM HST · 16359 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
59. 2.013 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 4:53 AM HST · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
60. 2.63 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 9:23 AM HST · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.66 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 1, 3:10 AM HST · 16374 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 30, 11:43 PM HST · 16374 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
3. 3.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 30, 8:07 PM HST · 16375 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
4. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 30, 4:13 PM HST · 16375 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.517 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 30, 9:35 AM HST · 16375 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 29, 8:32 PM HST · 16376 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 29, 8:20 PM HST · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.08 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Nov 29, 2:54 PM HST · 16376 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
9. 2.48 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, Nov 29, 2:14 PM HST · 16376 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 29, 9:34 AM HST · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 28, 11:54 PM HST · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 28, 11:53 PM HST · 16376 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.711 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Nov 28, 10:57 PM HST · 16376 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
14. 2.48 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Nov 28, 6:39 PM HST · 16377 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
15. 2.49 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 28, 6:29 PM HST · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.59 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Nov 28, 5:37 PM HST · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
17. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 28, 1:18 PM HST · 16377 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.811 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 28, 12:06 PM HST · 16377 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.37 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Nov 28, 12:04 PM HST · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
20. 2.59 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Nov 28, 9:33 AM HST · 16377 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813852. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.