M2.8 earthquake 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jul 5, 1982, 7:44 AM HST (17:44 UTC), 9 km (6 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
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-05 17:44:42 UTC
- Depth
- 9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.294° N, 155.213° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 42
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
- 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.513 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.319 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.013 km NE of Pāhala, HI · 16155 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.511 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.12 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.436 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16154 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.415 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.114 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16153 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.815 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.921 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16152 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16151 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.713 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.72 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16150 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.217 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16149 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.513 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16149 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.817 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16149 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.116 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16149 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.822 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16149 days ago · 41 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.214 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.611 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16148 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16155 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.612 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.413 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16157 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19822476. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.