M1.6 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Sep 13, 1982, 4:17 AM HST (14:17 UTC), 6 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
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-13 14:17:48 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.300° N, 155.216° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 30
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 159 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.215 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.412 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.326 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.611 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.731 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16088 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.918 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.518 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16087 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16087 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16087 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16087 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16086 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16086 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.423 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16086 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.611 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.914 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16085 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.423 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16085 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.717 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16085 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16085 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.212 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16084 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.17 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16084 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.37 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.212 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16084 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.423 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16084 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.09 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.34 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.019 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.24 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
The first 60 of 199.
Before
- 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.522 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.011 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.018 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16089 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16090 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.514 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16090 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16090 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16090 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.223 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.923 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.08 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.27 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.918 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.523 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 16092 days ago · 46 km deep · 12 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19823153. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.