Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jun 15, 1983, 12:18 PM HST (22:18 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-15 22:18:21 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.337° N, 155.216° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
25

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. 2.78 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.21 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.71 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15792 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.229 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.627 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.127 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.327 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.229 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.011 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.124 km WSW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 3.49 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.725 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · -3 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.7Hawaii region, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.828 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 3.215 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.221 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.719 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.925 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · -3 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.32 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15786 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15786 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.29 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.813 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.818 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15784 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 3.01 km SSW of Honalo, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.627 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.618 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19831942. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.