Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jun 14, 1983, 7:30 AM HST (17:30 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-14 17:30:00 UTC
Depth
29.7 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.402° N, 155.233° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
39

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15796 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.522 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15795 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15795 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.04 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15795 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15795 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15795 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.213 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15795 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.217 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15795 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.78 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.21 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.71 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15792 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.229 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.627 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 3.127 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.327 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.229 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.011 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.124 km WSW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 3.49 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.725 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · -3 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.7Hawaii region, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.828 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · -2 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 3.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 3.215 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.221 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.719 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.925 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · -3 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.32 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15786 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15786 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.29 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.813 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.818 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15784 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19831930. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.