M2.0 earthquake 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Apr 15, 1982, 10:43 AM HST (20:43 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 3 km NW of Puako, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-15 20:43:35 UTC
- Depth
- 1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.359° N, 155.303° 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 55°
- Stations used
- 19
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16240 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.011 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16240 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16240 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16239 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16239 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16239 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.52 km E of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16239 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16239 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16239 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.69 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16239 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.125 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16239 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.26 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.65 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.44 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.56 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.512 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16238 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16237 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16237 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16237 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16237 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.718 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.224 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.69 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16236 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.54 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16235 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16235 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16235 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16235 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16235 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.616 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16234 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16234 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.310 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16234 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16234 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16233 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16233 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16233 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16233 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16233 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16233 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16233 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16240 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16240 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.25 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.220 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.617 km S of Volcano, HI · 16241 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.98 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.714 km WNW of Waimea, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16241 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
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