M2.1 earthquake 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Jan 23, 1982, 12:14 PM HST (22:14 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-23 22:14:00 UTC
- Depth
- 1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.386° N, 155.283° 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
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 22
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
- 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.09 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.76 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.92 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.97 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.415 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.113 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16321 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.625 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16321 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.817 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16321 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.94 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16321 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.27 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16321 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.56 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16321 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.89 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16320 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16320 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.511 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16320 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.311 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16320 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.910 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16320 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.27 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16320 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.26 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16320 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16320 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16319 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.87 km NNE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16319 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.511 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16319 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16319 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16319 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16319 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16319 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.27 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16319 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.25 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.66 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.213 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.56 km WNW of Pāhala, HI · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.010 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.618 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.914 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.315 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
The first 60 of 198.
Before
- 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16322 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.57 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16323 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.27 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16323 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.54 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16323 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.53 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16323 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.49 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16323 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16323 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16323 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.84 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.77 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.612 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.96 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.612 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16324 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19820284. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC.