M1.7 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Feb 8, 1984, 2:48 AM HST (12:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 28 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-02-08 12:48:34 UTC
- Depth
- 6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.320° N, 155.195° 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 36
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 199 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.711 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.711 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.610 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.014 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · -2 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.216 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.421 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.213 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.710 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.418 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.717 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.016 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.717 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.612 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.812 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.022 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.021 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.521 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.125 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.08 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.917 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.624 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.725 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.820 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.014 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.121 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.421 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.623 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.810 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.46 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15570 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15570 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15570 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15570 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.621 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15570 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15569 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.018 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15569 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.929 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15569 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.921 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.521 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.217 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.48 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.816 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.826 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.92 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.027 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.019 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.926 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.725 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
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