Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Dec 5, 1981, 12:34 AM HST (10:34 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), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-05 10:34:16 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.318° N, 155.268° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
38

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16370 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16370 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16370 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16370 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16369 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16369 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.318 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16369 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.624 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16368 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16368 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16368 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.411 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16368 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.112 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16368 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16368 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16368 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.412 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.417 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16367 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16367 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16366 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16366 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.942 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16365 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16364 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16364 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16363 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16363 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 3.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16363 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16362 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16362 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16362 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16361 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16361 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16361 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16360 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 3.118 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16360 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16360 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16360 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16360 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.013 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.63 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.614 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16358 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.514 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16357 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16357 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16355 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16355 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16355 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.99 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.313 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.69 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.57 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.412 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16373 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.115 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16373 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16374 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.66 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16374 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16375 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813869. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.