Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Dec 31, 1982, 7:26 PM HST (05:26 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-01 05:26:01 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.346° N, 155.175° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
27

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. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.75 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.618 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.98 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.918 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HI · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.414 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.99 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.710 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.611 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.812 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.911 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.711 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.511 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.711 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.511 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.611 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.511 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.611 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.910 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.511 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.910 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.911 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.910 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.911 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.511 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.810 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.911 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.911 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.610 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.310 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.310 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.228 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.67 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.111 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.410 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.911 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15977 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19825083. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.