M2.5 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sun, Aug 7, 1983, 11:07 PM HST

UTC

1983-08-08 09:07:08 UTC

Depth

9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.381° N, 155.399° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

42

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast19 kmWSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast50 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast334 kmSE

After

1. 2.011 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Aug 8, 4:44 AM HST · 15761 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
2. 3.213 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 8, 11:39 AM HST · 15761 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
3. 2.617 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Aug 9, 12:32 AM HST · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
4. 2.717 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Aug 9, 8:58 AM HST · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
5. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 9, 9:15 AM HST · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 9, 10:46 AM HST · 15760 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 9, 11:32 AM HST · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
8. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 9, 9:34 PM HST · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 10, 12:36 AM HST · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 10, 2:50 AM HST · 15759 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
11. 2.65 km NE of Honalo, HawaiiWed, Aug 10, 11:02 PM HST · 15758 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
12. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 11, 6:13 AM HST · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.215 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Aug 12, 2:14 AM HST · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
14. 3.025 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Aug 13, 12:21 AM HST · 15756 days ago · -2 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 13, 1:34 AM HST · 15756 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.89 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 13, 6:48 AM HST · 15756 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
17. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Aug 13, 2:29 PM HST · 15756 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
18. 3.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 13, 5:14 PM HST · 15756 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
19. 2.35 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 13, 8:41 PM HST · 15756 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
20. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 14, 4:00 AM HST · 15755 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
21. 2.812 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Aug 14, 5:11 AM HST · 15755 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
22. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 14, 6:15 AM HST · 15755 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
23. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 14, 7:03 AM HST · 15755 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
24. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 14, 10:13 AM HST · 15755 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
25. 1.718 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 14, 1:06 PM HST · 15755 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
26. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 14, 8:49 PM HST · 15755 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
27. 2.219 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 15, 2:14 PM HST · 15754 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
28. 2.011 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Aug 15, 8:30 PM HST · 15754 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
29. 2.724 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 15, 11:08 PM HST · 15753 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
30. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 15, 11:32 PM HST · 15753 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
31. 3.214 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 15, 11:35 PM HST · 15753 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
32. 2.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Aug 15, 11:57 PM HST · 15753 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
33. 3.81 km SSE of Puako, HawaiiTue, Aug 16, 12:10 AM HST · 15753 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
34. 2.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 16, 7:12 AM HST · 15753 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
35. 2.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 16, 8:42 AM HST · 15753 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
36. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 16, 8:59 AM HST · 15753 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
37. 2.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 16, 9:00 AM HST · 15753 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
38. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 16, 9:05 AM HST · 15753 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
39. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 16, 9:24 AM HST · 15753 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
40. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 16, 10:02 AM HST · 15753 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
41. 2.017 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 16, 10:34 AM HST · 15753 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
42. 2.116 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 16, 11:14 AM HST · 15753 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
43. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 16, 9:55 PM HST · 15753 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
44. 2.216 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 16, 10:49 PM HST · 15753 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
45. 1.611 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 17, 8:55 AM HST · 15752 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
46. 2.115 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 17, 3:58 PM HST · 15752 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
47. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 17, 3:58 PM HST · 15752 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
48. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 17, 5:44 PM HST · 15752 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
49. 2.56 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 17, 6:02 PM HST · 15752 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
50. 1.816 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 17, 8:27 PM HST · 15752 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
51. 4.110 km E of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiThu, Aug 18, 5:43 AM HST · 15751 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
52. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 18, 9:21 AM HST · 15751 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
53. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 18, 6:23 PM HST · 15751 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
54. 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Aug 18, 7:14 PM HST · 15751 days ago · -2 km deep · 25 km away
55. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 18, 11:42 PM HST · 15750 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
56. 2.68 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiFri, Aug 19, 3:55 AM HST · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
57. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 19, 8:36 PM HST · 15750 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
58. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Aug 19, 10:46 PM HST · 15750 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
59. 3.026 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Aug 19, 10:52 PM HST · 15750 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
60. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 20, 7:40 AM HST · 15749 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 2.88 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Aug 7, 10:41 AM HST · 15762 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
2. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 6, 8:42 PM HST · 15763 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
3. 2.62 km W of Kealakekua, HawaiiSat, Aug 6, 7:41 PM HST · 15763 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 6, 7:33 PM HST · 15763 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.218 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 6, 11:58 AM HST · 15763 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
6. 1.715 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Aug 6, 2:52 AM HST · 15763 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 5, 11:43 PM HST · 15763 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.89 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Aug 5, 6:10 PM HST · 15764 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
9. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Aug 5, 8:36 AM HST · 15764 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
10. 2.25 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Aug 4, 5:47 PM HST · 15765 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
11. 2.228 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Aug 4, 10:59 AM HST · 15765 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
12. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 4, 6:28 AM HST · 15765 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
13. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Aug 4, 4:33 AM HST · 15765 days ago · -2 km deep · 24 km away
14. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 4, 2:02 AM HST · 15765 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
15. 2.423 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Aug 3, 2:01 PM HST · 15766 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
16. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 3, 12:39 PM HST · 15766 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 3, 1:05 AM HST · 15766 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.48 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 2, 11:24 PM HST · 15766 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.019 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 2, 1:30 PM HST · 15767 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.524 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 2, 7:39 AM HST · 15767 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832228. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:29 PM UTC.