M2.8 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, May 9, 1982, 1:38 AM HST

UTC

1982-05-09 11:38:37 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.333° N, 155.184° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

44

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast36 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 9, 1:39 AM HST · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.418 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, May 9, 6:09 AM HST · 16214 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 9, 7:03 AM HST · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 9, 9:31 AM HST · 16214 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 9, 12:29 PM HST · 16214 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
6. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 9, 12:40 PM HST · 16214 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
7. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 9, 3:03 PM HST · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 9, 5:05 PM HST · 16214 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 9, 6:54 PM HST · 16214 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 9, 7:45 PM HST · 16213 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 10, 3:11 AM HST · 16213 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
12. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, May 10, 8:06 AM HST · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
13. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 10, 9:37 AM HST · 16213 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
14. 3.911 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, May 10, 10:47 AM HST · 16213 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
15. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, May 10, 12:08 PM HST · 16213 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 10, 12:23 PM HST · 16213 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
17. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 10, 4:01 PM HST · 16213 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, May 10, 7:44 PM HST · 16212 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 11, 10:42 AM HST · 16212 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
20. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 11, 1:35 PM HST · 16212 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
21. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, May 11, 7:45 PM HST · 16211 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
22. 1.516 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, May 11, 7:48 PM HST · 16211 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
23. 2.518 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 12, 1:47 AM HST · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
24. 2.318 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 12, 1:52 AM HST · 16211 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
25. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 12, 1:57 AM HST · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
26. 2.517 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 12, 1:57 AM HST · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.728 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, May 12, 4:22 PM HST · 16211 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
28. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, May 12, 4:59 PM HST · 16211 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
29. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, May 12, 5:01 PM HST · 16211 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
30. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 12, 11:57 PM HST · 16210 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
31. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 13, 1:03 AM HST · 16210 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
32. 2.117 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 13, 5:43 AM HST · 16210 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
33. 1.88 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, May 13, 9:01 AM HST · 16210 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
34. 1.84 km E of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, May 13, 3:12 PM HST · 16210 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
35. 1.916 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 13, 5:28 PM HST · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
36. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 13, 5:58 PM HST · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
37. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, May 13, 8:28 PM HST · 16209 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
38. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 14, 12:39 AM HST · 16209 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
39. 1.616 km SSE of Volcano, HIFri, May 14, 12:33 PM HST · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
40. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 14, 12:35 PM HST · 16209 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
41. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, May 14, 2:03 PM HST · 16209 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
42. 2.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 14, 2:06 PM HST · 16209 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
43. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, May 14, 2:28 PM HST · 16209 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
44. 2.421 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiFri, May 14, 4:55 PM HST · 16209 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
45. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 14, 5:11 PM HST · 16209 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
46. 1.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 14, 9:40 PM HST · 16208 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
47. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 15, 2:58 AM HST · 16208 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
48. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 15, 3:42 AM HST · 16208 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
49. 2.44 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, May 15, 4:22 AM HST · 16208 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
50. 3.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 15, 5:09 AM HST · 16208 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
51. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 15, 9:14 AM HST · 16208 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
52. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 15, 9:15 AM HST · 16208 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
53. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 15, 11:11 AM HST · 16208 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 15, 2:26 PM HST · 16208 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
55. 1.817 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 15, 11:24 PM HST · 16207 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
56. 1.513 km SSE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, May 15, 11:57 PM HST · 16207 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
57. 2.07 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, May 16, 3:54 AM HST · 16207 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
58. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, May 16, 8:29 AM HST · 16207 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
59. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, May 16, 1:26 PM HST · 16207 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
60. 2.27 km S of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSun, May 16, 1:55 PM HST · 16207 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, May 8, 10:43 PM HST · 16214 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 8, 6:46 PM HST · 16215 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
3. 1.512 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 8, 3:12 PM HST · 16215 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
4. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 8, 10:16 AM HST · 16215 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 8, 6:32 AM HST · 16215 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, May 8, 5:45 AM HST · 16215 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 7, 7:00 PM HST · 16216 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.45 km NW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 7, 6:09 PM HST · 16216 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
9. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, May 7, 10:23 AM HST · 16216 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.3Hawaii region, HawaiiFri, May 7, 4:28 AM HST · 16216 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
11. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, May 6, 11:21 PM HST · 16216 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, May 6, 9:42 PM HST · 16216 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
13. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 6, 3:05 PM HST · 16217 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.37 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 6, 10:18 AM HST · 16217 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 6, 10:18 AM HST · 16217 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.56 km ESE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, May 6, 8:12 AM HST · 16217 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
17. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, May 6, 6:04 AM HST · 16217 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 5, 8:34 PM HST · 16217 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, May 5, 8:10 PM HST · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
20. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, May 5, 8:03 PM HST · 16217 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19821157. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.