M1.7 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Oct 4, 1982, 4:17 PM HST (02:17 UTC), 3 km (2 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
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-05 02:17:39 UTC
- Depth
- 2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.385° N, 155.246° 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.01
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 3.938 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.42 km SE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 3.125 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.97 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
The first 60 of 200.
Before
- 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.83 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.810 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.215 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16066 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.416 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.739 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16067 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19823779. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.