Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Oct 5, 1982, 4:24 PM HST (02:24 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-06 02:24:03 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.394° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.42 km SE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.58 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.38 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.617 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.125 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.614 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16063 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.97 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.58 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.017 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16062 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16061 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16061 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16061 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16061 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16061 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16061 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16061 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16061 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16061 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16061 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.517 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16061 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16061 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16060 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.911 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 16060 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16060 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16060 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16060 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16059 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16059 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.938 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 16064 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.88 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19823809. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.