Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Dec 30, 1981, 6:17 PM HST (04:17 UTC), 6 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-31 04:17:51 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.336° N, 155.218° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
25

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 147 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16344 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16343 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16343 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16343 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.61 km SSE of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 16343 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.98 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16343 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.54 km ENE of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 16343 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.414 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16342 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16342 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16342 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16342 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16342 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16342 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16341 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.217 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16341 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.826 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 16341 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16340 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16340 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.55 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16340 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16340 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.64 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16340 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.318 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.014 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16344 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.19 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16344 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16344 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16344 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.027 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16344 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.522 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16345 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.221 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16345 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.61 km SSE of Honalo, Hawaii · 16345 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16345 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16345 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16345 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16345 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.723 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16345 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16345 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16345 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16346 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16346 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19814014. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC.