M2.1 earthquake 17 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Jan 12, 1982, 12:15 PM HST

UTC

1982-01-12 22:15:16 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.458° N, 155.398° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

34°

Stations used

37

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast17 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast44 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast329 kmSE

After

1. 2.612 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 12, 12:55 PM HST · 16331 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
2. 2.76 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 12, 8:30 PM HST · 16331 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
3. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Jan 12, 10:39 PM HST · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
4. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 12, 10:54 PM HST · 16331 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 12, 10:59 PM HST · 16331 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
6. 2.19 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 12, 11:52 PM HST · 16331 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 13, 8:53 AM HST · 16330 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.313 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Jan 13, 9:36 AM HST · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
9. 2.625 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Jan 13, 10:29 AM HST · 16330 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 13, 1:27 PM HST · 16330 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.515 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Jan 13, 4:08 PM HST · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
12. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 13, 4:13 PM HST · 16330 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
13. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 13, 4:28 PM HST · 16330 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
14. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 14, 2:39 AM HST · 16330 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 14, 3:56 AM HST · 16330 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
16. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 14, 5:42 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
17. 2.612 km W of Kalaoa, HawaiiThu, Jan 14, 6:37 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.414 km N of Puako, HawaiiThu, Jan 14, 6:50 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
19. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 14, 10:59 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.313 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 14, 11:49 PM HST · 16329 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
21. 3.611 km N of Puako, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 12:07 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
22. 3.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 1:04 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
23. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 2:35 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
24. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 4:01 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
25. 1.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 4:17 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
26. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 7:49 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
27. 2.61 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 11:35 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
28. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 2:34 PM HST · 16328 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
29. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 4:07 PM HST · 16328 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
30. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 6:44 PM HST · 16328 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
31. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 7:56 PM HST · 16328 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
32. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 11:59 PM HST · 16328 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
33. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 3:37 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
34. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 4:54 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
35. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 4:59 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.320 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 5:47 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
37. 2.317 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 6:09 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
38. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 8:40 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
39. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 8:40 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
40. 3.49 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 9:57 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
41. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 10:08 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
42. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 2:40 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
43. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 4:16 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
44. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 7:45 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
45. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 11:30 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
46. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 2:05 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
47. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 4:00 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
48. 2.314 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 8:47 AM HST · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
49. 1.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 10:41 AM HST · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
50. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 1:52 PM HST · 16326 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
51. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 10:15 PM HST · 16326 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
52. 2.53 km E of Captain Cook, HawaiiMon, Jan 18, 12:23 AM HST · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
53. 2.60 km WSW of Captain Cook, HawaiiMon, Jan 18, 1:52 AM HST · 16326 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
54. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 18, 5:03 PM HST · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
55. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 19, 11:11 AM HST · 16324 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
56. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 19, 5:07 PM HST · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
57. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 19, 9:42 PM HST · 16324 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
58. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 19, 10:21 PM HST · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
59. 2.78 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 20, 1:11 AM HST · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
60. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 20, 7:10 AM HST · 16323 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 12, 10:32 AM HST · 16331 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 12, 8:35 AM HST · 16331 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 12, 6:13 AM HST · 16331 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.539 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Jan 12, 3:28 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 11, 10:23 PM HST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
6. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 11, 5:46 PM HST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
7. 3.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Jan 11, 4:29 PM HST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 11, 1:47 PM HST · 16332 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.45 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 11, 11:35 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
10. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 11, 11:27 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
11. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 11, 9:37 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
12. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 11, 8:25 AM HST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.22 km S of Kukuihaele, HawaiiMon, Jan 11, 2:34 AM HST · 16333 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 10, 10:09 PM HST · 16333 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
15. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 10, 4:43 PM HST · 16333 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
16. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 10, 5:47 AM HST · 16333 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.425 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSat, Jan 9, 9:43 PM HST · 16334 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 9, 5:30 PM HST · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 9, 5:28 PM HST · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
20. 2.817 km WNW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSat, Jan 9, 1:54 PM HST · 16334 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19820099. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.