Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Fri, Feb 26, 1982, 5:36 PM HST (03:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1982-02-27 03:36:55 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.324° N, 155.133° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
23

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.75 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16291 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.711 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16291 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16291 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16289 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16288 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.815 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16288 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.521 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.83 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.226 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.611 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.58 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16285 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16285 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.524 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16285 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.610 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16285 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16284 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.52 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16284 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.48 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16291 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.213 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.310 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.017 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.24 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.925 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16293 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16293 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16293 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.94 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 3.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16293 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.529 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16294 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16294 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19820541. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.