Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Wed, Jun 16, 1982, 4:09 PM HST (02:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1982-06-17 02:09:02 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.328° N, 155.111° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
31

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16179 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.56 km SSE of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16179 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.912 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16179 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16178 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.225 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16178 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16178 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16178 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16178 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16178 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16178 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16177 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.09 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16177 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16177 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.38 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16177 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16177 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16177 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16177 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.026 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16177 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16177 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.88 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16176 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.69 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16176 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16176 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16176 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16176 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.210 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16176 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.56 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16176 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16176 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16176 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16175 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.314 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16175 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16175 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16175 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16175 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.67 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16175 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 3.510 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16175 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.623 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16174 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16174 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.316 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16174 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.614 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.913 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16173 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.415 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16173 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.215 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16173 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16173 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16173 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16173 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16173 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.215 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16173 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16179 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.614 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.143 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.115 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.09 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.724 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16180 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16181 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.526 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 16181 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.812 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16181 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19821567. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.