Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 2, 1983, 8:10 AM HST (18:10 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1983-01-02 18:10:03 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.365° N, 155.171° 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
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
18

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. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.311 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.08 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.510 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.011 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.010 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.510 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.910 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.310 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.69 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.510 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.717 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.610 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.09 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.510 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.910 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.210 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.89 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.710 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.09 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.09 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.210 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 3.416 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.911 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.89 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.010 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.010 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.39 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.410 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.310 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.317 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.118 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.410 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.69 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.310 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.510 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.110 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.810 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.39 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15978 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.97 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.910 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.09 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.510 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.611 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.111 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.711 km SSW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, HI · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.710 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.010 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19830128. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC.