Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Oct 3, 1982, 1:09 AM HST (11:09 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-03 11:09:11 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.397° N, 155.264° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
19

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. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.739 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.416 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.215 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.83 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 3.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 3.938 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.42 km SE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 3.125 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.534 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.87 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.017 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16069 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19823756. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC.