Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Sep 8, 1982, 4:39 AM HST (14:39 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 38 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1982-09-08 14:39:19 UTC
Depth
31.5 km (19.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.364° N, 155.283° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.39
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
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 171 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16094 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16094 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.712 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.919 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16094 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.714 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.58 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16093 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.516 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16093 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.523 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16092 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.918 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16092 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16092 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.27 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.915 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16092 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.08 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.923 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.223 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.55 km W of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16090 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 3.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.514 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16090 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16090 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.018 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16090 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16090 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.522 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.215 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.412 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.326 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 3.611 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.731 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.518 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16087 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16087 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16087 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16087 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16086 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16086 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.423 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16086 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16094 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16094 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.56 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16095 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16095 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16095 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16096 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16096 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16096 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.83 km ENE of Mountain View, Hawaii · 16096 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.233 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16096 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16096 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.53 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16097 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.831 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16097 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16097 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16097 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16097 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16097 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19823114. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.