M1.9 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Jan 16, 1983, 8:13 AM HST

UTC

1983-01-16 18:13:59 UTC

Depth

8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.317° N, 155.193° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

103°

Stations used

21

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 2.117 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 1:56 PM HST · 15967 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
2. 1.823 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 5:11 PM HST · 15967 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
3. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 6:26 PM HST · 15967 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
4. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 1:31 AM HST · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.94 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 2:03 AM HST · 15966 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
6. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 3:51 AM HST · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.624 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 8:05 AM HST · 15966 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
8. 2.12 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 1:00 PM HST · 15966 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 2:22 PM HST · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 5:28 PM HST · 15966 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
11. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 17, 7:37 PM HST · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.75 km N of H?lualoa, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 2:19 AM HST · 15965 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 9:48 AM HST · 15965 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 12:18 PM HST · 15965 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.214 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 12:38 PM HST · 15965 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.018 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 3:08 PM HST · 15965 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
17. 1.814 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 4:53 PM HST · 15965 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 5:00 PM HST · 15965 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
19. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 8:41 PM HST · 15965 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Jan 18, 9:59 PM HST · 15964 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
21. 1.915 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 1:03 AM HST · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
22. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 2:33 AM HST · 15964 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
23. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 2:34 AM HST · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
24. 2.615 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 2:42 AM HST · 15964 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
25. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 4:37 AM HST · 15964 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
26. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 6:42 AM HST · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
27. 2.415 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 8:20 AM HST · 15964 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
28. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 10:33 AM HST · 15964 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
29. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 11:01 AM HST · 15964 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
30. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 11:43 AM HST · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
31. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 3:14 PM HST · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
32. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 5:18 PM HST · 15964 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.415 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 6:15 PM HST · 15964 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
34. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 8:24 PM HST · 15964 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
35. 1.715 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Jan 19, 11:32 PM HST · 15963 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
36. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 20, 12:10 AM HST · 15963 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
37. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 20, 11:40 AM HST · 15963 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
38. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 20, 12:44 PM HST · 15963 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
39. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 20, 1:29 PM HST · 15963 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
40. 3.012 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 20, 4:29 PM HST · 15963 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
41. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 20, 8:38 PM HST · 15963 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
42. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Jan 20, 9:23 PM HST · 15962 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
43. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 21, 12:46 AM HST · 15962 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
44. 2.725 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Jan 21, 1:22 AM HST · 15962 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
45. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 21, 4:22 AM HST · 15962 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
46. 1.65 km NNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiFri, Jan 21, 5:48 AM HST · 15962 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
47. 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jan 21, 6:46 AM HST · 15962 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
48. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 21, 6:47 AM HST · 15962 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
49. 2.115 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jan 21, 8:59 AM HST · 15962 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
50. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 21, 9:21 AM HST · 15962 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.414 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiFri, Jan 21, 10:09 PM HST · 15961 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
52. 1.813 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jan 21, 10:13 PM HST · 15961 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
53. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 22, 12:25 PM HST · 15961 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
54. 1.912 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jan 22, 8:17 PM HST · 15961 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
55. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 2:46 AM HST · 15960 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
56. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 7:19 AM HST · 15960 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
57. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 7:41 AM HST · 15960 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
58. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 10:11 AM HST · 15960 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
59. 3.413 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 10:13 AM HST · 15960 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
60. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 23, 10:44 AM HST · 15960 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 1.818 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 8:12 AM HST · 15967 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
2. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 7:47 AM HST · 15967 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
3. 4.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 7:33 AM HST · 15967 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
4. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 6:55 AM HST · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.215 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 5:14 AM HST · 15967 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
6. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 4:36 AM HST · 15967 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.121 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 4:25 AM HST · 15967 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
8. 2.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 16, 2:08 AM HST · 15967 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.316 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 11:46 PM HST · 15967 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
10. 1.614 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 10:56 PM HST · 15967 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
11. 1.716 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 11:22 AM HST · 15968 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
12. 1.515 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 8:40 AM HST · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.620 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Jan 15, 12:36 AM HST · 15968 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 8:28 PM HST · 15969 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
15. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 7:10 PM HST · 15969 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 3:00 PM HST · 15969 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
17. 1.98 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 10:32 AM HST · 15969 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 7:09 AM HST · 15969 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 5:48 AM HST · 15969 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.411 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 14, 3:10 AM HST · 15969 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19830821. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.