M1.5 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 24, 1982, 8:42 PM HST

UTC

1982-12-25 06:42:59 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.301° N, 155.216° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

30

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast16 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast41 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast354 kmSE

After

1. 2.06 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 9:14 PM HST · 15983 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
2. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 2:55 AM HST · 15983 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
3. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 3:36 AM HST · 15983 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
4. 1.620 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 4:39 AM HST · 15983 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.516 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 5:34 AM HST · 15983 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 5:47 AM HST · 15983 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
7. 3.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 12:44 PM HST · 15983 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
8. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 12:46 PM HST · 15983 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 1:04 PM HST · 15983 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 1:14 PM HST · 15983 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.85 km NW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 1:29 PM HST · 15983 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.27 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 2:46 PM HST · 15983 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.44 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 3:24 PM HST · 15983 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 4:44 PM HST · 15983 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.07 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 7:58 PM HST · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 8:22 PM HST · 15982 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
17. 2.46 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 8:57 PM HST · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 25, 11:18 PM HST · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.413 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 26, 12:01 AM HST · 15982 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
20. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 26, 5:28 AM HST · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
21. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 26, 8:04 AM HST · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
22. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 27, 1:08 PM HST · 15981 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
23. 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 27, 3:36 PM HST · 15981 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
24. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 27, 8:41 PM HST · 15980 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
25. 3.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 27, 11:35 PM HST · 15980 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
26. 2.19 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 28, 3:54 AM HST · 15980 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 28, 4:44 AM HST · 15980 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
28. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 28, 5:06 AM HST · 15980 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
29. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 28, 6:20 AM HST · 15980 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
30. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 28, 7:17 AM HST · 15980 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
31. 1.622 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 28, 8:19 AM HST · 15980 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
32. 2.53 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 28, 8:33 AM HST · 15980 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.19 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 28, 9:44 AM HST · 15980 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
34. 1.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 28, 6:01 PM HST · 15980 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
35. 1.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 29, 7:47 AM HST · 15979 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
36. 1.69 km E of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 29, 11:37 AM HST · 15979 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
37. 1.84 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 29, 8:08 PM HST · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
38. 2.211 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 29, 11:03 PM HST · 15978 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
39. 2.05 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 29, 11:20 PM HST · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
40. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 12:11 AM HST · 15978 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
41. 2.411 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 4:39 AM HST · 15978 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
42. 2.210 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 6:54 AM HST · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
43. 2.3Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 8:56 AM HST · 15978 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
44. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 2:57 PM HST · 15978 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
45. 2.57 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 4:22 PM HST · 15978 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
46. 3.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 5:21 PM HST · 15978 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
47. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 5:32 PM HST · 15978 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.411 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 5:39 PM HST · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
49. 1.612 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 6:01 PM HST · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
50. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 8:25 PM HST · 15977 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
51. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 9:24 PM HST · 15977 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
52. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 9:48 PM HST · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
53. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 9:54 PM HST · 15977 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
54. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 11:36 PM HST · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
55. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 30, 11:55 PM HST · 15977 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
56. 3.57 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 3:55 AM HST · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
57. 2.16 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 4:14 AM HST · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
58. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 8:54 AM HST · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
59. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 10:35 AM HST · 15977 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
60. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 31, 10:50 AM HST · 15977 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 8:39 PM HST · 15983 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 8:14 PM HST · 15983 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.810 km S of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 5:10 PM HST · 15984 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.28 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 3:49 PM HST · 15984 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 3:30 PM HST · 15984 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
6. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 24, 11:51 AM HST · 15984 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 11:56 PM HST · 15984 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 11:52 PM HST · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.76 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 10:30 PM HST · 15984 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
10. 2.77 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 8:50 PM HST · 15984 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
11. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 7:57 PM HST · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.89 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 6:05 PM HST · 15985 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 5:49 PM HST · 15985 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
14. 1.88 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 5:07 PM HST · 15985 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 4:23 PM HST · 15985 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
16. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 1:05 PM HST · 15985 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 7:47 AM HST · 15985 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
18. 2.37 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 7:13 AM HST · 15985 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
19. 1.69 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 6:53 AM HST · 15985 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.72 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 23, 12:20 AM HST · 15985 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19824971. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.