Hawaii earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Fri, Jan 7, 1983, 7:58 AM HST (17:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 12 km W of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1983-01-07 17:58:03 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.408° N, 155.078° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
17

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.611 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.55 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.59 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.26 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.59 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.09 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.59 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.512 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.59 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.120 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.69 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.817 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.24 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.16 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.613 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.715 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.58 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.311 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.510 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.510 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15973 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.613 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15973 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15973 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15973 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.615 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15973 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.014 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15973 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15972 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.512 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI · 15972 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15972 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.612 km S of Volcano, HI · 15972 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15971 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15971 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.76 km NNW of Kea‘au, Hawaii · 15971 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15971 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15971 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15970 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.714 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15970 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.019 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15970 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.510 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.59 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.310 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.510 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.710 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.95 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.610 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.59 km SE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.68 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.017 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.710 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.88 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.710 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.710 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.810 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19830607. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.