Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Dec 11, 1982, 10:54 AM HST (20:54 UTC), 1 km (0 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-11 20:54:57 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.380° N, 155.239° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
17

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.013 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.627 km NE of Honomu, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.517 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.118 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15996 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15996 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.320 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15996 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15996 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15995 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 3.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15995 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15995 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15995 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15995 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.87 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15995 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15995 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15995 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15995 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15994 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.96 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15994 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.47 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15994 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.46 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15994 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.89 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15994 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15994 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15994 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15994 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15994 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15993 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15993 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15993 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.010 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15993 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15993 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 2.06 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15993 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15993 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15993 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15993 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15992 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15992 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15992 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15992 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15992 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.010 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15992 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15992 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.312 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15992 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15992 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.217 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15992 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.213 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.07 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.810 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.26 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.56 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.66 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.66 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.86 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15998 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19824801. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.