M2.3 earthquake 17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Jan 16, 1982, 6:09 AM HST

UTC

1982-01-16 16:09:28 UTC

Depth

30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.321° N, 155.342° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

87°

Stations used

42

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast18 kmSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast49 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast343 kmSE

After

1. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 8:40 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
2. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 8:40 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
3. 3.49 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 9:57 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
4. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 10:08 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 2:40 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 4:16 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 7:45 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 11:30 PM HST · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
9. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 2:05 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 4:00 AM HST · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.314 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 8:47 AM HST · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 10:41 AM HST · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
13. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 1:52 PM HST · 16326 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
14. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 17, 10:15 PM HST · 16326 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.53 km E of Captain Cook, HawaiiMon, Jan 18, 12:23 AM HST · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.60 km WSW of Captain Cook, HawaiiMon, Jan 18, 1:52 AM HST · 16326 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
17. 2.114 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 18, 5:03 PM HST · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 19, 11:11 AM HST · 16324 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
19. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Jan 19, 5:07 PM HST · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 19, 9:42 PM HST · 16324 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
21. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 19, 10:21 PM HST · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
22. 2.78 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 20, 1:11 AM HST · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
23. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 20, 7:10 AM HST · 16324 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
24. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 20, 11:43 AM HST · 16323 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
25. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:06 AM HST · 16323 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
26. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 4:41 AM HST · 16323 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
27. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 8:41 AM HST · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
28. 5.612 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 11:52 AM HST · 16322 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
29. 1.69 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:03 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
30. 1.85 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:16 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
31. 2.912 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:23 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
32. 5.67 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:29 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
33. 2.98 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:40 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
34. 3.06 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:42 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
35. 2.98 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:45 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
36. 1.97 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:46 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
37. 2.27 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:47 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
38. 3.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:48 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
39. 3.07 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:51 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
40. 2.24 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 12:53 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
41. 4.16 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:01 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
42. 1.67 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:03 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
43. 2.77 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:05 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
44. 1.76 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:08 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
45. 2.74 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:12 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
46. 2.15 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:17 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
47. 1.54 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:21 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
48. 2.24 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:21 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
49. 1.63 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:31 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
50. 1.55 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:32 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
51. 3.14 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:35 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
52. 4.38 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:37 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
53. 2.94 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:42 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
54. 2.56 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:45 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
55. 2.56 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 1:50 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
56. 2.23 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:11 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
57. 2.76 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:14 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
58. 2.25 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:20 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
59. 1.56 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:29 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
60. 1.62 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 21, 2:30 PM HST · 16322 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.320 km W of Wainaku, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 5:47 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
2. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 4:59 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.18 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 4:54 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 16, 3:37 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 11:59 PM HST · 16328 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 7:56 PM HST · 16328 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 6:44 PM HST · 16328 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.616 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 4:07 PM HST · 16328 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
9. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 2:34 PM HST · 16328 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
10. 2.61 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 11:35 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 7:49 AM HST · 16328 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
12. 1.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 4:17 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
13. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 4:01 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
14. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 2:35 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
15. 3.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 1:04 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
16. 3.611 km N of Puako, HawaiiFri, Jan 15, 12:07 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.313 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 14, 11:49 PM HST · 16329 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 14, 10:59 AM HST · 16329 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.612 km W of Kalaoa, HawaiiThu, Jan 14, 6:37 AM HST · 16330 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 14, 5:42 AM HST · 16330 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19820140. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.