Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 2, 1983, 6:27 AM HST (16:27 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1983-01-02 16:27:25 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.358° N, 155.140° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
20

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. 1.611 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.510 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.09 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.910 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.97 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.610 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.08 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.510 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 3.010 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.510 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.310 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.69 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.510 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.717 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.610 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.09 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.510 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.910 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.210 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.89 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.710 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.09 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 3.416 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.911 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.89 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.010 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.010 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.711 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, HI · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.310 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.310 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.610 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.911 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.014 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.911 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.810 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.511 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19830113. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.