Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii on Thu, Jul 15, 1982, 1:54 AM HST (11:54 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-15 11:54:25 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.453° N, 154.896° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
19

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16147 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16147 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16147 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16146 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16146 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16146 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16146 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16146 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.516 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16146 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16146 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16146 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.311 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16145 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16145 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16145 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16145 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16145 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16145 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16145 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16145 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16145 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.517 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16145 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.423 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16144 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16144 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16144 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16144 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 3.08 km NE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16144 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16144 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.938 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16144 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16143 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.511 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16143 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16143 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16143 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16143 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.015 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16143 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.23 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16143 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.44 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.713 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.617 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.320 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16140 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16140 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16140 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16140 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16147 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.518 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16147 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.911 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.117 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.915 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.715 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 3.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16149 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.417 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16149 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19822621. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.