Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 17, 1982, 2:05 AM HST (12:05 UTC), 7 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1982-01-17 12:05:28 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.326° N, 155.126° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.314 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16329 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16329 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.53 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.60 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 16329 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16328 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16328 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16327 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.78 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16327 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 5.612 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.69 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.85 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.912 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 5.67 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.98 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.06 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.98 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.97 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.27 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 3.07 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.24 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 4.16 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.67 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.77 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.76 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.74 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.15 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.54 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.24 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.63 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.55 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 3.14 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 4.38 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.94 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.56 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.56 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.23 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.76 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.25 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.56 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.62 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.63 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.86 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.77 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 3.14 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 3.24 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.67 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.55 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.77 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 3.06 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.317 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.320 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.61 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19820150. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.