Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Sep 26, 1982, 12:32 PM HST (22:32 UTC), 1 km (0 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-26 22:32:21 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.396° N, 155.249° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
16

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.97 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.87 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.623 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.915 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.69 km SW of Volcano, HI · 16072 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.623 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16072 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.711 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.08 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.67 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.05 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 3.59 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.425 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · -3 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.913 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 2.012 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16071 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16070 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16070 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16070 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19823552. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.