M3.1 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Aug 3, 1982, 12:12 PM HST (22:12 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
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-03 22:12:31 UTC
- Depth
- 9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.329° N, 155.195° 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, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16125 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16125 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16124 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16123 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.74 km SSE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 16123 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16123 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16123 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16123 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.411 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.52 km NNW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.417 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.922 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.318 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
- 3.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.020 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.216 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.312 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.011 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.23 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16117 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.013 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16117 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16117 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
The first 60 of 199.
Before
- 3.111 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16125 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.518 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16125 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16125 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16125 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16125 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.17 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.725 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16127 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.423 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16128 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16128 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16128 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16128 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16128 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19822835. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.