M2.6 earthquake 1 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii on Sat, May 28, 1983, 5:17 PM HST (03:17 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 16 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-05-29 03:17:13 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.499° N, 155.906° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15808 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15808 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.716 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15808 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15808 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15808 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.91 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15808 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.228 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15807 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.04 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15807 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15807 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15807 days ago · -3 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15807 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.115 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15807 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15807 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15806 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.616 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15806 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.34 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15806 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.51 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15805 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.516 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15805 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15805 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15805 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15805 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15805 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15804 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15804 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.511 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15804 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15804 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15804 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15804 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15803 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.518 km S of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15803 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.819 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15803 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.626 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15803 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15803 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.722 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 15802 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15802 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.61 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15802 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.720 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15802 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15802 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15801 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15801 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15801 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15801 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.013 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15800 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.24 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15800 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.329 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15800 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.610 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 15799 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15799 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.22 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 15799 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.013 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15799 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15799 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15799 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.825 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15799 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.89 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15798 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.33 km N of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15797 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.53 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15797 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.82 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15797 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.312 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15797 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.613 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15796 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15796 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15796 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19831821. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.