Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 11 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Mar 20, 1983, 9:35 AM HST (19:35 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1983-03-20 19:35:39 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.400° N, 155.330° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 145 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.915 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15904 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15904 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15904 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15904 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15904 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.517 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15904 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15904 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.511 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15904 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15904 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15903 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.416 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15903 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15903 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.47 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15903 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15902 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15902 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.414 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15902 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.122 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15902 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.319 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15902 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15901 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.09 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 3.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15901 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.07 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15901 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.115 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15901 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15900 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.521 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15900 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15899 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15899 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15899 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15898 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15898 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15898 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.720 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15898 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15898 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15898 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.913 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15898 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15898 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.22 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15896 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15896 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 3.416 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15896 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15895 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15895 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15895 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15894 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.45 km SE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 15894 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15894 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15894 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15893 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.514 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15893 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15893 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.615 km E of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 15893 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.716 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15892 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15892 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15892 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15892 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15892 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15892 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15892 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15891 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15904 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15904 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.218 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15905 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.614 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15905 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15905 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.313 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15905 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15905 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.314 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15905 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.318 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15905 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15906 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15906 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15906 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15906 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15907 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15907 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15908 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15908 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15908 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15908 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.38 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15908 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19831380. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:41 AM UTC.