Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jan 19, 1983, 6:15 PM HST (04:15 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 15 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1983-01-20 04:15:31 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.320° N, 155.163° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
41

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.715 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15963 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15963 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.317 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15963 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15963 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15963 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15963 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.910 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15963 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15963 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.612 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15962 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.725 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15962 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.417 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15962 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15962 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15962 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.115 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15962 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15962 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.414 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15962 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.813 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15962 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15961 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.912 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15961 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.020 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 3.413 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 3.612 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.313 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.513 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 4.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.84 km NNE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 15959 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.12 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.43 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.324 km W of Volcano, HI · 15958 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.117 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15957 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 3.18 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15957 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 3.519 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15957 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15957 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.414 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 15957 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.326 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.623 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.415 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.45 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.615 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.915 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.417 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15965 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15965 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15965 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15965 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.214 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15965 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15965 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15965 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19830883. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.