Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 6, 1982, 10:24 AM HST (20:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-06 20:24:29 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.384° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
30

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16026 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16026 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16026 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16026 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16026 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.05 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16025 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16025 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.410 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16025 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16025 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.49 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.318 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16025 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16025 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16025 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16024 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16024 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16024 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16024 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16023 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16022 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.69 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16022 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.022 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16022 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16022 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16022 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16022 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16021 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16021 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16021 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 4.221 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16021 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 3.221 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16021 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16021 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16021 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16021 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.516 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16021 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16021 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16020 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 3.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.215 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16020 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16020 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16020 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16019 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.913 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16019 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16019 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16019 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16019 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16019 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.121 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16019 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.114 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.114 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16019 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16018 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19823821. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.