M2.2 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jul 21, 1983, 2:55 PM HST (00:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 25 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-22 00:55:55 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.306° N, 155.238° 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, 0.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.224 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15733 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.617 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15733 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.425 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15733 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15733 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15733 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15732 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15732 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.30 km SW of Paukaa, Hawaii · 15732 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.116 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.714 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.516 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.213 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15729 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.617 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15729 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.939 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.540 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.837 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.435 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.538 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.543 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.213 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.539 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.423 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · -3 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15726 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15726 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.112 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.628 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.627 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.816 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15721 days ago · 39 km deep · 7 km away
The first 60 of 199.
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