M1.7 earthquake 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Oct 17, 1982, 2:48 AM HST (12:48 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.
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
- 1982-10-17 12:48:13 UTC
- Depth
- 1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.380° N, 155.240° 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
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 13
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
- 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 3.115 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.63 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.912 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16051 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16050 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16050 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.527 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16050 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16050 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16050 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16050 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16050 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.114 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16050 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16050 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16049 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.523 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16049 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16049 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16049 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.58 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.38 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.617 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.617 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.212 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16047 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16047 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
The first 60 of 201.
Before
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.227 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 16052 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16053 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16053 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16053 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16053 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16053 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16054 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16054 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16054 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16054 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.019 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16054 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16054 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16054 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.620 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16055 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16055 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16055 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19823982. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.