M1.8 earthquake 16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Sep 20, 1982, 10:37 AM HST (20:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 21 km W 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
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-20 20:37:28 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.296° N, 155.267° 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, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 184 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.611 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.618 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.53 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16079 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16079 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16079 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16079 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.69 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16077 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16077 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.24 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.019 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.34 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.09 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19823230. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.