M2.5 earthquake 3 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Mon, Jan 18, 1982, 12:23 AM HST

UTC

1982-01-18 10:23:44 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.500° N, 155.884° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.31

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

30

• Captain Cook, HawaiiPopulation 3,429. Forecast4 kmE
• Kailua-Kona, HawaiiPopulation 11,975. Forecast20 kmSE
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast288 kmSE

After

1. 2.60 km WSW of Captain Cook, HawaiiMon, Jan 18, 1:52 AM HST · 16330 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 18, 5:03 PM HST · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 19, 11:11 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
4. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 19, 5:07 PM HST · 16329 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 19, 9:42 PM HST · 16328 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 19, 10:21 PM HST · 16328 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.78 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 20, 1:11 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 20, 7:10 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 20, 11:43 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
10. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:06 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 4:41 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 8:41 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
13. 5.612 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 11:52 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.69 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:03 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
15. 1.85 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:16 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.912 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:23 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
17. 5.67 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:29 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.98 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:40 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
19. 3.06 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:42 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
20. 2.98 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:45 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
21. 1.97 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:46 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
22. 2.27 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:47 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
23. 3.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:48 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
24. 3.07 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:51 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
25. 2.24 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:53 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
26. 4.16 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:01 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
27. 1.67 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:03 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
28. 2.77 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:05 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
29. 1.76 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:08 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
30. 2.74 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:12 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
31. 2.15 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:17 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
32. 1.54 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:21 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
33. 2.24 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:21 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
34. 1.63 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:31 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
35. 1.55 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:32 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
36. 3.14 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:35 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
37. 4.38 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:37 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
38. 2.94 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:42 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
39. 2.56 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:45 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
40. 2.56 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:50 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
41. 2.23 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:11 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
42. 2.76 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:14 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
43. 2.25 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:20 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
44. 1.56 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:29 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
45. 1.62 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:30 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
46. 1.63 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:36 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
47. 2.86 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:46 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
48. 1.77 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 3:04 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
49. 3.14 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 3:19 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
50. 3.24 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 3:35 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
51. 1.67 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 3:38 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
52. 2.55 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 4:00 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
53. 1.77 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 4:14 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
54. 3.06 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 4:23 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
55. 2.56 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 4:26 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
56. 2.310 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 4:34 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
57. 2.12 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 4:45 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
58. 2.23 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 4:48 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
59. 1.76 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 4:57 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
60. 2.06 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 5:37 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 10:15 PM HST · 16330 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 1:52 PM HST · 16331 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 10:41 AM HST · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.314 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 8:47 AM HST · 16331 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 4:00 AM HST · 16331 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 2:05 AM HST · 16331 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 11:30 PM HST · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 7:45 PM HST · 16331 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 4:16 PM HST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 2:40 PM HST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 10:08 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
12. 3.49 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 9:57 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
13. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 8:40 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 8:40 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
15. 2.317 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 6:09 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.320 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 5:47 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
17. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 4:59 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 4:54 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
19. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 3:37 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 11:59 PM HST · 16332 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19820156. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.