M2.0 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Aug 16, 1982, 6:47 AM HST (16:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 38 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-16 16:47:03 UTC
- Depth
- 6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.327° N, 155.167° 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, 1.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 28
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
- 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16113 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.38 km NE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16113 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.841 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16113 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.736 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16113 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.533 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16112 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.814 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 16112 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.50 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16112 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.837 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16112 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16112 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16112 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.614 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.731 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16111 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16111 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16110 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16110 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.03 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16109 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16109 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.017 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16108 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.921 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16108 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16107 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16107 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16107 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16107 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16107 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16107 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16107 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16106 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.71 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16106 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16106 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.312 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16106 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.511 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.314 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.517 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16104 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16103 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16103 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.215 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16103 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.515 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16103 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16103 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16103 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16103 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16102 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16102 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.814 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16101 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.414 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16101 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16101 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.30 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
The first 60 of 199.
Before
- 3.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16113 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16113 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16113 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16113 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16114 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16114 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16114 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16114 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.08 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16115 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.512 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16115 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16115 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.615 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16116 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16116 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16116 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16116 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16116 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16117 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16117 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16117 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19822939. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC.