M2.8 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Jul 11, 1983, 11:11 AM HST (21:11 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 15 km S 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
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-11 21:11:12 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.310° N, 155.224° 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.01
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- 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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.645 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15789 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.012 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.614 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.620 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 15788 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.315 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.420 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15786 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15786 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.314 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.429 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.216 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15785 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15784 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.812 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.329 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15784 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.79 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15783 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.416 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15782 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, HI · 15782 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.018 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15781 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15781 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.422 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 15781 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.315 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15781 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.514 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15780 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.311 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15779 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15778 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15777 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.511 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15777 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15776 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15776 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15776 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.518 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15775 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.820 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15775 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15775 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.431 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 15775 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.718 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15775 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15775 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15774 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
The first 60 of 199.
Before
- 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.719 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15790 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.937 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15792 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.49 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15792 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.59 km NNE of Volcano, HI · 15792 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15792 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.526 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.222 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.47 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15793 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.618 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.627 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.01 km SSW of Honalo, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15794 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15795 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.818 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15795 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832095. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC.