M2.4 earthquake 10 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Dec 20, 1981, 8:26 AM HST

UTC

1981-12-20 18:26:20 UTC

Depth

8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.346° N, 155.213° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

42

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast11 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast352 kmSE

After

1. 1.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 20, 10:08 AM HST · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 20, 1:03 PM HST · 16357 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 21, 6:13 AM HST · 16356 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 21, 5:24 PM HST · 16356 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
5. 3.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 21, 7:15 PM HST · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
6. 1.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 21, 8:37 PM HST · 16356 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
7. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 21, 9:07 PM HST · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 22, 12:56 AM HST · 16355 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 23, 6:54 AM HST · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 23, 7:25 AM HST · 16354 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.812 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 23, 8:00 AM HST · 16354 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 23, 11:27 AM HST · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.511 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 23, 3:18 PM HST · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
14. 2.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 23, 3:48 PM HST · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 23, 4:15 PM HST · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 23, 10:00 PM HST · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 23, 10:00 PM HST · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 24, 1:01 AM HST · 16353 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.910 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 24, 1:21 AM HST · 16353 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 24, 1:32 AM HST · 16353 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
21. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 24, 2:09 AM HST · 16353 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
22. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 24, 6:05 AM HST · 16353 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
23. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 24, 2:37 PM HST · 16353 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
24. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 24, 6:19 PM HST · 16353 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
25. 2.49 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiThu, Dec 24, 10:30 PM HST · 16353 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
26. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 25, 7:41 AM HST · 16352 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
27. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Dec 25, 9:58 AM HST · 16352 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
28. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 25, 12:10 PM HST · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
29. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 26, 2:34 AM HST · 16351 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
30. 2.86 km WNW of Kukuihaele, HawaiiSat, Dec 26, 3:13 AM HST · 16351 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
31. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 26, 5:04 AM HST · 16351 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
32. 2.418 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 26, 7:20 AM HST · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
33. 2.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 26, 10:47 AM HST · 16351 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
34. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Dec 26, 12:01 PM HST · 16351 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
35. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 26, 12:21 PM HST · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
36. 2.421 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Dec 27, 2:44 AM HST · 16350 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
37. 2.311 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 27, 7:11 AM HST · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
38. 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 27, 8:32 AM HST · 16350 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
39. 2.111 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 27, 11:25 AM HST · 16350 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
40. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 27, 11:45 AM HST · 16350 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
41. 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 27, 1:34 PM HST · 16350 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
42. 3.513 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 27, 4:09 PM HST · 16350 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
43. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 27, 4:17 PM HST · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
44. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 27, 4:25 PM HST · 16350 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
45. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 27, 7:27 PM HST · 16350 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
46. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 27, 11:00 PM HST · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.13 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 27, 11:02 PM HST · 16350 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
48. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 28, 4:18 AM HST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
49. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 28, 4:34 AM HST · 16349 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 28, 11:30 AM HST · 16349 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Dec 28, 1:15 PM HST · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
52. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 28, 4:17 PM HST · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
53. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 12:24 AM HST · 16348 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
54. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 3:35 AM HST · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
55. 2.723 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 5:55 AM HST · 16348 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
56. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 6:51 AM HST · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
57. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 7:33 AM HST · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
58. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 9:40 AM HST · 16348 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
59. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 1:10 PM HST · 16348 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
60. 2.61 km SSE of Honalo, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 3:07 PM HST · 16348 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 20, 7:44 AM HST · 16357 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 20, 6:37 AM HST · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 20, 5:09 AM HST · 16357 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
4. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 20, 5:08 AM HST · 16357 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 19, 11:06 PM HST · 16358 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 19, 7:10 PM HST · 16358 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 19, 5:36 PM HST · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 19, 12:31 PM HST · 16358 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 19, 12:30 PM HST · 16358 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
10. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 19, 10:37 AM HST · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 19, 5:42 AM HST · 16358 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
12. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 18, 9:19 AM HST · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.514 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiFri, Dec 18, 6:45 AM HST · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 18, 3:08 AM HST · 16359 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 17, 8:43 PM HST · 16360 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
16. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 8:21 PM HST · 16361 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.614 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 10:30 AM HST · 16361 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
18. 2.63 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 9:23 AM HST · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.013 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 4:53 AM HST · 16361 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 16, 4:48 AM HST · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19813934. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.