M1.9 earthquake 10 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Tue, Mar 15, 1983, 12:17 PM HST

UTC

1983-03-15 22:17:19 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.347° N, 155.214° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

68°

Stations used

39

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast11 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast351 kmSE

After

1. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 15, 1:36 PM HST · 15909 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 15, 1:56 PM HST · 15909 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.212 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Mar 15, 3:06 PM HST · 15909 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Mar 15, 4:04 PM HST · 15909 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Mar 15, 7:34 PM HST · 15908 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 16, 3:20 AM HST · 15908 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.38 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Mar 16, 9:34 AM HST · 15908 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
8. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 16, 12:18 PM HST · 15908 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Mar 16, 11:14 PM HST · 15907 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Mar 16, 11:52 PM HST · 15907 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
11. 2.016 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 17, 12:59 AM HST · 15907 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
12. 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 17, 6:35 PM HST · 15907 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 18, 3:31 AM HST · 15906 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 18, 10:20 AM HST · 15906 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
15. 3.820 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Mar 18, 6:45 PM HST · 15906 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
16. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 18, 8:09 PM HST · 15905 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 19, 1:09 AM HST · 15905 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 19, 6:55 AM HST · 15905 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 19, 7:20 AM HST · 15905 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
20. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Mar 19, 7:45 AM HST · 15905 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
21. 2.313 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Mar 19, 3:43 PM HST · 15905 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
22. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 19, 8:38 PM HST · 15904 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
23. 2.614 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 3:08 AM HST · 15904 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
24. 2.218 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 6:05 AM HST · 15904 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
25. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 7:13 AM HST · 15904 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
26. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 8:38 AM HST · 15904 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.811 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 9:35 AM HST · 15904 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
28. 4.915 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 5:18 PM HST · 15904 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
29. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 5:53 PM HST · 15904 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
30. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 6:45 PM HST · 15904 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
31. 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 9:40 PM HST · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
32. 4.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 11:02 PM HST · 15903 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
33. 1.517 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 11:07 PM HST · 15903 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
34. 2.011 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 11:56 PM HST · 15903 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
35. 2.511 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Mar 20, 11:57 PM HST · 15903 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
36. 3.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 21, 12:37 AM HST · 15903 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
37. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 21, 1:12 PM HST · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
38. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Mar 21, 2:54 PM HST · 15903 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
39. 3.416 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Mar 21, 9:36 PM HST · 15902 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
40. 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Mar 21, 9:46 PM HST · 15902 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
41. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 22, 1:35 AM HST · 15902 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
42. 2.47 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiTue, Mar 22, 2:51 AM HST · 15902 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
43. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Mar 22, 8:51 AM HST · 15902 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
44. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Mar 22, 9:44 AM HST · 15902 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
45. 2.414 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Mar 22, 8:43 PM HST · 15901 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
46. 2.122 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 23, 2:23 AM HST · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
47. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 23, 2:24 AM HST · 15901 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
48. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Mar 23, 10:58 AM HST · 15901 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
49. 2.09 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 23, 7:25 PM HST · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
50. 3.024 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Mar 24, 2:59 AM HST · 15900 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
51. 2.07 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Mar 24, 3:48 AM HST · 15900 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
52. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Mar 24, 4:56 AM HST · 15900 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
53. 1.920 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 24, 6:33 AM HST · 15900 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
54. 2.521 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 25, 2:00 AM HST · 15899 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
55. 2.521 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 25, 8:58 AM HST · 15899 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
56. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 25, 10:27 PM HST · 15898 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
57. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 26, 4:24 AM HST · 15898 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
58. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 26, 8:09 PM HST · 15897 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
59. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 26, 9:35 PM HST · 15897 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
60. 1.613 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 26, 9:46 PM HST · 15897 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.215 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Mar 14, 12:28 PM HST · 15910 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
2. 2.27 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Mar 14, 1:24 AM HST · 15910 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.67 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Mar 14, 1:22 AM HST · 15910 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
4. 2.36 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiMon, Mar 14, 12:36 AM HST · 15910 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.629 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Mar 13, 5:45 PM HST · 15911 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
6. 2.24 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 13, 4:31 AM HST · 15911 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
7. 2.23 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Mar 13, 12:05 AM HST · 15911 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.97 km SSE of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiSat, Mar 12, 10:43 PM HST · 15911 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Mar 12, 4:59 PM HST · 15912 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Mar 12, 1:44 PM HST · 15912 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Mar 11, 10:05 PM HST · 15912 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.425 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Mar 11, 4:29 AM HST · 15913 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 11, 4:19 AM HST · 15913 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.314 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Mar 11, 3:31 AM HST · 15913 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.55 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Mar 11, 2:46 AM HST · 15913 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 10, 8:27 PM HST · 15913 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
17. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 10, 2:27 AM HST · 15914 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
18. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Mar 10, 12:11 AM HST · 15914 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.724 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Mar 9, 9:26 PM HST · 15914 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
20. 2.311 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Mar 9, 8:40 PM HST · 15914 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19831346. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.