Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, May 5, 1982, 5:21 AM HST (15:21 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-05 15:21:48 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.387° N, 155.281° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16217 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16217 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16216 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16216 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16216 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.56 km ESE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 16216 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16216 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16216 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16216 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16215 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16215 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.3Hawaii region, Hawaii · 16215 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.45 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16215 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16215 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16214 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16214 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16214 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.512 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16214 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.418 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 3.911 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16211 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16211 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16211 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.516 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16211 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.518 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.318 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.728 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.88 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.84 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.916 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16208 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16217 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.821 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16217 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.318 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16218 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.517 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16218 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16218 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.315 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16218 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16218 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.515 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16218 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.314 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16218 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.313 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16218 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16218 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16218 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16218 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16218 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16219 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.118 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16219 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16219 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16219 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16219 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16219 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19821132. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.