Hawaii earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 4 km W of P?hala, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4 km W of P?hala, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 21, 1982, 3:19 PM HST (01:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1982-01-22 01:19:40 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.204° N, 155.524° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.24 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.67 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.55 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.77 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.06 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.56 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.310 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.12 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.23 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.76 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.06 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.88 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.26 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.05 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.95 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.67 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.07 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.86 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.93 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.88 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.88 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.58 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.65 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.98 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.75 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.27 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.26 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.58 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 3.712 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.612 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.96 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.612 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.77 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.84 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 3.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 4.49 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.53 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.54 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.27 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.57 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 3.09 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.76 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.92 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.97 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.77 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.86 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.63 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.62 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.56 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.25 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.76 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.23 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.56 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.56 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.94 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 4.38 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.14 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.55 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.63 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.24 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.54 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.15 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.74 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.76 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19820213. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.