Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Sep 22, 1982, 2:08 AM HST (12:08 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 21 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1982-09-22 12:08:00 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.277° N, 155.251° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
23

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.53 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16079 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16079 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16079 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16079 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.69 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 16079 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16079 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.418 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16078 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16077 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.916 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16077 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 3.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 3.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 3.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 3.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.47 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.54 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.46 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.916 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16080 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.611 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16081 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.816 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.24 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16082 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16083 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19823252. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.