Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Aug 4, 1982, 7:29 AM HST (17:29 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-04 17:29:41 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.329° N, 155.155° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
29

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

  1. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16124 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16124 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.74 km SSE of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 16124 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16124 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16123 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.411 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16123 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.52 km NNW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16123 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16123 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.417 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16123 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.922 km ENE of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.318 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 3.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.020 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16122 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 3.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.216 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.312 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.317 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.617 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 3.011 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 3.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 3.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.23 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16119 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.013 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16118 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16117 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 4.34 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16117 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16117 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16117 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16117 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16125 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16125 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16125 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16125 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.111 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.518 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.17 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.725 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16127 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16127 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16127 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.613 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16128 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16128 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19822840. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC.