Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, May 17, 1982, 12:58 PM HST (22:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-17 22:58:56 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.337° N, 155.194° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16160 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.811 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.912 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.217 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.913 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16159 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.114 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.516 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.718 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16158 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.517 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.517 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.322 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.828 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.517 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.413 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.13 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.73 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.217 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.74 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.618 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.218 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 3.612 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19821237. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC.