Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Oct 1, 1982, 1:43 PM HST (23:43 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-01 23:43:52 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.324° N, 155.250° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
22

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. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.512 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.925 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.017 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.87 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.739 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.416 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.215 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.83 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.411 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.227 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.312 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.78 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.87 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.19 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19823713. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.