M2.1 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jun 16, 1983, 5:19 AM HST (15:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-06-16 15:19:34 UTC
- Depth
- 6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.316° N, 155.212° 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
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 89°
- Stations used
- 41
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
- 1.71 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15792 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.229 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.627 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.127 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.327 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.229 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.011 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15791 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.124 km WSW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.49 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.725 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.211 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.7Hawaii region, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.828 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.014 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.215 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.221 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.719 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.925 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.32 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15786 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.212 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15786 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.29 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15786 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.813 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.716 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.818 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15784 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.01 km SSW of Honalo, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.627 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.618 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.47 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15782 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15782 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
The first 60 of 199.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19831947. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.