M1.8 earthquake 20 km N of P?hala, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20 km N of P?hala, Hawaii on Fri, Dec 2, 1983, 6:33 AM HST (16:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 8 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-02 16:33:52 UTC
- Depth
- 7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.386° N, 155.441° 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 38°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.28 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15601 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15601 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15601 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.326 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15601 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15601 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15601 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.012 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15601 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.314 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15601 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.820 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15600 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15600 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15600 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.213 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15600 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.026 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15600 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15600 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.119 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.423 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.717 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.011 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.910 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.226 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.017 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.516 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.213 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.810 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.517 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.217 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.217 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.811 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
The first 60 of 199.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19833921. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.