M1.9 earthquake 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Feb 11, 1982, 10:06 AM HST (20:06 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-11 20:06:45 UTC
- Depth
- 27.1 km (16.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.364° N, 155.246° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 55°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.314 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16302 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.416 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16301 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16301 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16301 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.111 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16300 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16300 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.06 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.314 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16299 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.614 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16299 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.720 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16298 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.314 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16298 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16297 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.55 km E of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16297 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16297 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.227 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16297 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16297 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16297 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16296 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16296 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16296 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16296 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16296 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16296 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16295 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16295 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.510 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16295 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.324 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16295 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.020 km N of Pāhala, HI · 16295 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16294 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.04 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 16293 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.410 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16293 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.810 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16293 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16293 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16293 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16293 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.111 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16292 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16291 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.125 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16291 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16291 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.322 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16290 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16289 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.415 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16289 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16302 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16302 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16302 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.08 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.611 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.213 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.17 km NNW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.53 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16304 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.012 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16305 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.29 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16305 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.26 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16305 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16305 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16306 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19820445. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC.