M2.9 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Thu, Dec 31, 1981, 9:53 AM HST

UTC

1981-12-31 19:53:41 UTC

Depth

8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.313° N, 155.225° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

110°

Stations used

41

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast41 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast353 kmSE

After

1. 2.61 km SSE of Kahaluu-Keauhou, HawaiiThu, Dec 31, 2:14 PM HST · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.98 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 31, 5:35 PM HST · 16344 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.54 km ENE of P?pa‘ikou, HawaiiThu, Dec 31, 9:13 PM HST · 16344 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.414 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 31, 10:16 PM HST · 16344 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 1, 1:34 AM HST · 16344 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 1, 1:38 AM HST · 16344 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 1, 1:43 AM HST · 16344 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
8. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 1, 1:56 AM HST · 16344 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 1, 2:02 AM HST · 16344 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.822 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 2, 3:41 AM HST · 16343 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 2, 6:01 AM HST · 16343 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.217 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 2, 9:18 AM HST · 16342 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
13. 1.826 km ENE of H?lualoa, HawaiiSat, Jan 2, 2:30 PM HST · 16342 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
14. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 3, 4:53 AM HST · 16342 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 3, 4:56 AM HST · 16342 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 3, 5:45 AM HST · 16342 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 3, 5:56 AM HST · 16342 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
18. 2.55 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 3, 6:15 AM HST · 16342 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 3, 8:29 AM HST · 16341 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
20. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 3, 2:15 PM HST · 16341 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
21. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 3, 4:04 PM HST · 16341 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
22. 2.64 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Jan 3, 7:07 PM HST · 16341 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
23. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 3, 7:55 PM HST · 16341 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
24. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 3, 9:57 PM HST · 16341 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
25. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 3, 11:59 PM HST · 16341 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
26. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 12:34 AM HST · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
27. 2.318 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 12:39 AM HST · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
28. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 4:49 AM HST · 16341 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
29. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 10:39 AM HST · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
30. 2.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 11:14 AM HST · 16340 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
31. 2.217 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 11:29 AM HST · 16340 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
32. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 12:30 PM HST · 16340 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
33. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 12:54 PM HST · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
34. 1.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 1:03 PM HST · 16340 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
35. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 1:36 PM HST · 16340 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
36. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 1:45 PM HST · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
37. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 2:33 PM HST · 16340 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
38. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 3:57 PM HST · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
39. 2.014 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 6:14 PM HST · 16340 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
40. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 7:40 PM HST · 16340 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
41. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 4, 10:03 PM HST · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jan 5, 6:33 AM HST · 16340 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
43. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 5, 8:49 AM HST · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
44. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 5, 12:40 PM HST · 16339 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
45. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 5, 12:46 PM HST · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
46. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 5, 7:03 PM HST · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
47. 1.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 5, 7:20 PM HST · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
48. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jan 5, 7:22 PM HST · 16339 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
49. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 5, 10:09 PM HST · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
50. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 5, 10:11 PM HST · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
51. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 6, 1:52 AM HST · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
52. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 6, 2:18 AM HST · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
53. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Jan 6, 3:04 AM HST · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
54. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 6, 5:31 AM HST · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
55. 2.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 6, 6:09 AM HST · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
56. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 6, 4:40 PM HST · 16338 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.419 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiWed, Jan 6, 9:25 PM HST · 16338 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
58. 1.818 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 6, 11:48 PM HST · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
59. 2.221 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 7, 3:36 AM HST · 16338 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
60. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 7, 9:08 AM HST · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 31, 8:00 AM HST · 16344 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
2. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 31, 7:23 AM HST · 16344 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 31, 1:47 AM HST · 16345 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.013 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 30, 9:11 PM HST · 16345 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 30, 6:17 PM HST · 16345 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 30, 3:47 PM HST · 16345 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.19 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 30, 11:40 AM HST · 16345 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
8. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 30, 8:23 AM HST · 16345 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 30, 7:48 AM HST · 16345 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.027 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Dec 30, 4:44 AM HST · 16346 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.522 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 8:06 PM HST · 16346 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.221 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 8:03 PM HST · 16346 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.61 km SSE of Honalo, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 3:07 PM HST · 16346 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 1:10 PM HST · 16346 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 9:40 AM HST · 16346 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
16. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 7:33 AM HST · 16346 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
17. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 6:51 AM HST · 16347 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
18. 2.723 km E of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 5:55 AM HST · 16347 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
19. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 3:35 AM HST · 16347 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.916 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 29, 12:24 AM HST · 16347 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19814019. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.