Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Wed, Jul 7, 1982, 4:21 PM HST (02:21 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1982-07-08 02:21:38 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.359° N, 155.030° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
33

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. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.815 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.921 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.72 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.217 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.513 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.817 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.116 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.822 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 3.214 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.611 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.411 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.818 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.417 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 3.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.915 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16160 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.436 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16160 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16160 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16160 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16160 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.12 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16160 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.511 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16160 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16160 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16160 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.013 km NE of Pāhala, HI · 16161 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.319 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16161 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16161 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16161 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16162 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16162 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away

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