Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jan 29, 1982, 8:18 AM HST (18:18 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1982-01-29 18:18:39 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.394° N, 155.274° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.618 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.914 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.315 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16315 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16315 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16315 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16315 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.813 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 16315 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.210 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16314 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16314 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16314 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.413 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16314 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.53 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.110 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.22 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.13 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.42 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.311 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.05 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.324 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 4.311 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.18 km WSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 3.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.221 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16310 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 3.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16309 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 3.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16309 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16309 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16309 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 3.21 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16308 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.25 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16308 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16306 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16306 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 3.29 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16306 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16306 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.010 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.315 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16316 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.56 km WNW of Pāhala, HI · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.213 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.66 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.25 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.27 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16318 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16319 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19820346. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.