Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Feb 3, 1982, 11:31 AM HST (21:31 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1982-02-03 21:31:45 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.321° N, 155.228° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
34

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. 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.813 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.221 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16310 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16309 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16309 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16309 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16309 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.21 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16308 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.25 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16308 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16306 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16306 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.29 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16306 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16305 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 3.012 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16305 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.53 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16305 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16305 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.17 km NNW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16305 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 4.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16305 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.213 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16304 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.611 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.08 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16304 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.98 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.314 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.416 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16302 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16302 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 3.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16302 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.111 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16301 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16301 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.06 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.314 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 3.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16300 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16299 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16299 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16299 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.720 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16299 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 4.314 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16298 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.55 km E of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 16298 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16298 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16298 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.227 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.18 km WSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16311 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 4.311 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.324 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.05 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.711 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16312 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.311 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.42 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16313 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19820399. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.