M2.3 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jun 27, 1982, 2:17 AM HST (12:17 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-27 12:17:18 UTC
- Depth
- 7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.340° N, 155.190° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.01
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 174°
- Stations used
- 36
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.811 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.912 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.217 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.112 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.515 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.913 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.714 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16166 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16166 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16166 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.114 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16166 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.516 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16166 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16166 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.718 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.010 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16165 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.517 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16165 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.517 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.322 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16165 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.828 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16165 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16165 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16165 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16164 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16164 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.517 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16164 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.413 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16164 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.13 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.73 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.114 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.217 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.74 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.618 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.218 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.612 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16163 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 2.224 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.216 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.817 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.216 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.518 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.917 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16167 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16168 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.737 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16168 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.916 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19822311. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.