Hawaii earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Dec 7, 1982, 11:36 AM HST (21:36 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 16 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1982-12-07 21:36:07 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.384° N, 155.410° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
33

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16006 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16006 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16006 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16006 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.411 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16006 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16006 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16006 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16006 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16005 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.02 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16005 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16005 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.713 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16005 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.526 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16005 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.18 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.08 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.67 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.85 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.25 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16007 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.47 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16007 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16007 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16007 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 16007 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.015 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 16008 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.86 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16008 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.78 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16008 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.79 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16008 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16008 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 16008 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 16008 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.820 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 16008 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 16009 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 16009 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.317 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16009 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.7Hawaii region, Hawaii · 16009 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16009 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 16009 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.711 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 16009 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19824544. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC.