Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jul 22, 1983, 2:11 AM HST (12:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-22 12:11:35 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.343° N, 155.223° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
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. 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15733 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.013 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 15733 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15732 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15732 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.30 km SW of Paukaa, Hawaii · 15732 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.116 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.714 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.516 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.213 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15729 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.617 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15729 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.939 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.540 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.837 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.435 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.538 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.543 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.213 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.539 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.423 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15726 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15726 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 3.112 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.628 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.627 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 3.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 3.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.816 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 3.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15721 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15721 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15721 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15721 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832152. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.