Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Dec 9, 1982, 9:51 PM HST (07:51 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-10 07:51:09 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.385° N, 155.243° 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
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
12

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. 2.37 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.72 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.64 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.46 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.815 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.27 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 3.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.24 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19824697. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.