Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 28 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 27, 1983, 7:11 PM HST (05:11 UTC), 47 km (29 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1983-01-28 05:11:30 UTC
Depth
47.3 km (29.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.186° N, 155.195° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
38

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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15955 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15955 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15955 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15955 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15955 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15954 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15954 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.812 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15953 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15952 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15952 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15952 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15952 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.815 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15952 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.64 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15952 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15952 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.04 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.816 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15950 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15950 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.523 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15950 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 3.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15950 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.714 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.226 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · -3 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.711 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.123 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.57 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15947 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15947 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15947 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15946 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 3.18 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15946 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15946 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.213 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15946 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15946 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15945 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15945 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 4.39 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15945 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.623 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.326 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15956 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.414 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 15957 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.315 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15957 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.519 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15957 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.18 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15957 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15957 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15958 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19830992. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.