Hawaii earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jul 15, 1983, 10:08 AM HST (20:08 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-07-15 20:08:51 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.342° N, 155.196° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
46

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. 2.218 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15753 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15753 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.62 km W of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 15753 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15753 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.88 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15752 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.518 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15752 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15751 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15751 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.617 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15751 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.717 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15750 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15749 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.65 km NE of Honalo, Hawaii · 15749 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15748 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15747 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.025 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15747 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15746 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.89 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15746 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15746 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 3.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15746 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.35 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15746 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15745 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.812 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15745 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15745 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15745 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.219 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.724 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15744 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15744 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 3.214 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15744 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15744 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 3.81 km SSE of Puako, Hawaii · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15743 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15743 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15743 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15743 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15743 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15743 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.014 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15743 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15743 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.216 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15743 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15742 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15742 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15742 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.56 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15742 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 4.110 km E of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 15741 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15741 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15741 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832110. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.