Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 28, 1982, 7:47 AM HST (17:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1982-02-28 17:47:40 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.333° N, 155.189° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

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 179 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.815 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16284 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16284 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16284 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16284 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.811 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16284 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16284 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.521 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.83 km W of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.226 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16283 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.611 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 16282 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.58 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16282 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16282 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16282 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.524 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16281 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.610 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16281 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16281 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.52 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16281 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.617 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16281 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16280 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16280 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16280 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16280 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16279 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 3.214 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16279 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16279 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16279 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.25 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16279 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16279 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16279 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16279 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16278 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.012 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16278 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16278 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.711 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.75 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16287 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16288 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19820560. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC.