Hawaii earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Dec 15, 1981, 2:11 PM HST (00:11 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1981-12-16 00:11:25 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.280° N, 155.255° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
46

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 177 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16364 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16363 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16363 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16363 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.013 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16363 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.63 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.614 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16363 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16362 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16361 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.514 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16361 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16361 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16360 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16360 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16360 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16360 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16360 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16357 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16357 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16357 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.812 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.511 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16356 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16355 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16355 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16355 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16355 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16355 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16355 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16355 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16355 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16355 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.49 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 16354 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16354 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16354 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16353 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16353 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16353 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16353 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16353 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16353 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.421 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16352 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16364 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16364 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16365 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.310 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16365 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16366 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16366 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16366 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16366 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16367 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16367 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16367 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16368 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16368 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.942 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16369 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16370 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16370 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813907. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.