Hawaii earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 7 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Dec 31, 1982, 3:55 AM HST (13:55 UTC), 0 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
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-12-31 13:55:09 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.378° N, 155.238° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
39

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. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.911 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.111 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.228 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.75 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.618 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.98 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.918 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HI · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.710 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.611 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.812 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.911 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.711 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.511 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.711 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.511 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.611 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.511 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.611 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.910 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.511 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.910 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.911 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.910 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.911 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.411 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.210 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.05 km ESE of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.211 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.84 km E of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.69 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19825064. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.