M2.3 earthquake 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Sep 15, 1982, 8:32 PM HST

UTC

1982-09-16 06:32:11 UTC

Depth

7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.325° N, 155.141° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

41

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast16 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast35 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast359 kmSE

After

1. 2.414 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 16, 2:11 AM HST · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 16, 9:05 AM HST · 16090 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.423 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Sep 16, 9:13 AM HST · 16090 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
4. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 16, 1:07 PM HST · 16089 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.611 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Sep 16, 1:13 PM HST · 16089 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.914 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 16, 6:11 PM HST · 16089 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 16, 6:56 PM HST · 16089 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.423 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Sep 16, 7:30 PM HST · 16089 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.717 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 16, 7:44 PM HST · 16089 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
10. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 17, 7:59 AM HST · 16089 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 17, 1:32 PM HST · 16088 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 17, 3:14 PM HST · 16088 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
13. 2.17 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 17, 9:17 PM HST · 16088 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.37 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 17, 9:58 PM HST · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
15. 2.212 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 17, 9:58 PM HST · 16088 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 17, 10:08 PM HST · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.423 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 18, 2:58 AM HST · 16088 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
18. 2.09 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiSat, Sep 18, 10:11 AM HST · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.49 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 18, 4:56 PM HST · 16087 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 18, 6:27 PM HST · 16087 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
21. 1.86 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 18, 10:35 PM HST · 16087 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
22. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 18, 11:03 PM HST · 16087 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
23. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 2:21 AM HST · 16087 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
24. 2.410 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 4:19 AM HST · 16087 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
25. 1.811 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 4:38 AM HST · 16087 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
26. 2.616 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 7:15 AM HST · 16087 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
27. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 7:27 AM HST · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
28. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 7:28 AM HST · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
29. 2.34 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 7:32 AM HST · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
30. 2.019 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 7:47 AM HST · 16087 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
31. 1.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 7:52 AM HST · 16087 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
32. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 10:17 AM HST · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
33. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 1:03 PM HST · 16086 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
34. 2.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 2:20 PM HST · 16086 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
35. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 9:03 PM HST · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
36. 2.24 km W of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Sep 19, 11:36 PM HST · 16086 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
37. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 20, 2:28 AM HST · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
38. 1.816 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 20, 10:37 AM HST · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
39. 1.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 20, 4:14 PM HST · 16085 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
40. 1.910 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 20, 8:57 PM HST · 16085 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
41. 1.910 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 20, 10:03 PM HST · 16085 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 20, 10:05 PM HST · 16085 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
43. 1.819 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 21, 2:58 AM HST · 16085 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
44. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Sep 21, 5:59 AM HST · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
45. 1.611 km W of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 21, 6:01 AM HST · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
46. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 21, 10:31 AM HST · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 21, 12:39 PM HST · 16084 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
48. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 21, 1:34 PM HST · 16084 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
49. 3.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Sep 21, 3:35 PM HST · 16084 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
50. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 21, 4:55 PM HST · 16084 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
51. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 21, 5:26 PM HST · 16084 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
52. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 22, 1:19 AM HST · 16084 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
53. 1.618 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 22, 2:08 AM HST · 16084 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
54. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 22, 3:54 AM HST · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
55. 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Sep 22, 4:03 AM HST · 16084 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
56. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 22, 5:21 AM HST · 16084 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
57. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 22, 5:52 AM HST · 16084 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
58. 2.53 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Sep 22, 6:40 PM HST · 16083 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
59. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 22, 10:44 PM HST · 16083 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
60. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 23, 5:55 AM HST · 16083 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 15, 4:18 PM HST · 16090 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Sep 15, 3:48 AM HST · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 15, 1:10 AM HST · 16091 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 6:50 PM HST · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.518 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 4:34 PM HST · 16091 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
6. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 4:30 PM HST · 16091 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.617 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 2:53 PM HST · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.731 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 1:05 PM HST · 16091 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 10:37 AM HST · 16091 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
10. 3.611 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 9:17 AM HST · 16092 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
11. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 8:31 AM HST · 16092 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
12. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 6:49 AM HST · 16092 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 3:33 AM HST · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.326 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Sep 14, 2:17 AM HST · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
15. 1.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Sep 13, 9:25 PM HST · 16092 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.412 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Sep 13, 6:08 PM HST · 16092 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
17. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Sep 13, 4:12 PM HST · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
18. 1.513 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 13, 3:58 PM HST · 16092 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 13, 2:41 PM HST · 16092 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.215 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 13, 2:02 PM HST · 16092 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19823178. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.