Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jul 22, 1982, 11:55 AM HST (21:55 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 4 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-22 21:55:09 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.316° N, 155.229° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16140 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.512 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16140 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.320 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16139 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16139 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.311 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16139 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16139 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.412 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16139 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16138 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16138 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.126 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16138 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16138 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16138 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.917 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16138 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16138 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16138 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16138 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.413 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16138 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16137 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16137 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16137 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.320 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16137 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16137 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16137 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16137 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16136 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16136 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.811 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16136 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16135 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.421 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16135 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16135 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.68 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16135 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.56 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16135 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16135 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16135 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16135 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16134 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16134 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.610 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16134 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16134 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16133 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16133 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.614 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16133 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16133 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16133 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16133 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 3.010 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16133 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16133 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.19 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16133 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16132 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16132 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16132 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16132 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16132 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.28 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16132 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16132 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16140 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.413 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16140 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16140 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16140 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.014 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.320 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16141 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.514 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.617 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.616 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.713 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.213 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.313 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.44 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16142 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19822709. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.