Hawaii earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 11 km N of Puako, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 11 km N of Puako, Hawaii on Fri, Jan 15, 1982, 12:07 AM HST (10:07 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 12 km W of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1982-01-15 10:07:52 UTC
Depth
24.4 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.075° N, 155.840° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
47

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 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.61 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.320 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.317 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16329 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.53 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.60 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 16329 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16328 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 5.612 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.69 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 4.38 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16326 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 4.49 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16323 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16323 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.625 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16323 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.89 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.910 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16321 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16321 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 3.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16320 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 3.010 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 3.618 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.914 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.315 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.94 km N of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.42 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16315 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16315 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16315 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16315 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.414 km N of Puako, Hawaii · 16333 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.612 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16333 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16333 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16333 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.515 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.625 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · -3 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16335 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16336 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16336 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.45 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16336 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16336 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16336 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.22 km S of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 16336 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away

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