Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, May 10, 1982, 7:44 PM HST (05:44 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-11 05:44:47 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.397° N, 155.260° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
26

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16211 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16211 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.516 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.518 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.318 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.728 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16210 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.88 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.84 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16209 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.916 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16208 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16208 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16208 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16208 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 4.83 km NW of Puako, Hawaii · 16208 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.13 km NW of Puako, Hawaii · 16208 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.616 km SSE of Volcano, HI · 16208 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16208 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16208 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16208 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16208 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.421 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16207 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16207 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16207 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16207 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16207 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.44 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16207 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 3.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16207 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16207 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16207 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16207 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16207 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.817 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16206 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.513 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16206 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.07 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16206 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16206 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16206 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.27 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16206 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16206 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16205 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16205 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16205 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16204 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.23 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16204 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16204 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.915 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16204 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.911 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16212 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.418 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.56 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16213 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19821176. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.