M1.9 earthquake 21 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Thu, Jul 8, 1982, 3:07 PM HST (01:07 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-09 01:07:12 UTC
- Depth
- 39.9 km (24.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.273° N, 155.119° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.44
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 209°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 29
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
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.72 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.217 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.513 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.817 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.116 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.822 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 41 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.214 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.611 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.411 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.818 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.417 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.915 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.117 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.911 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.518 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.02 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.815 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.436 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.12 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
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