Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jan 5, 1982, 10:09 PM HST (08:09 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 7 km W of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-06 08:09:48 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.394° N, 155.280° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.58
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
23

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 176 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.419 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.818 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16337 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16336 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16336 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16336 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16336 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.526 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16335 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.224 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16335 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16335 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16335 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16335 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16335 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16335 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.18 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 3.612 km ESE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.817 km WNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16333 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16333 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16333 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.22 km S of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.45 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.539 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.612 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.19 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16331 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.625 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · -3 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.515 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16330 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.014 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.25 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16339 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19820045. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.