Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 7 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii on Sat, Nov 5, 1983, 8:37 AM HST (18:37 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-05 18:37:24 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.663° N, 155.111° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
39

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. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.421 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.916 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.516 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.98 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.027 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.010 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.210 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.210 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.424 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 3.122 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.621 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 3.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.911 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.24 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.621 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.412 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.611 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.710 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.027 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.711 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.616 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.816 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.911 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.711 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 3.216 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.415 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 3.215 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832880. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.