Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jan 31, 1983, 9:44 AM HST (19:44 UTC), 4 km (3 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 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1983-01-31 19:44:20 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.406° N, 155.408° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
19

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. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.815 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.64 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15950 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.04 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15950 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15950 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15950 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.816 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15950 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15950 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.523 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15949 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.513 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.714 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15948 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15947 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.226 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15947 days ago · -3 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.711 km SE of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 15947 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.123 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15947 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.918 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15947 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15947 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.611 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15947 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15946 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.57 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15946 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15946 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15946 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15945 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 3.18 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15945 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15945 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.213 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15945 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15944 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.87 km NE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 15944 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15944 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15944 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 4.39 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15944 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.48 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15944 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.316 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15944 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.29 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15944 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15944 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.69 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15944 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15943 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.22 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.326 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15943 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.625 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15943 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.018 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15943 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15943 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15942 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15942 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15942 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15951 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15952 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15952 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.812 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15952 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15953 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15954 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15954 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15954 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15954 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15954 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15955 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.928 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15955 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.95 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15955 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15955 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.623 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15955 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.326 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15955 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15955 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19831032. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.