M2.1 earthquake 19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Aug 24, 1983, 3:07 PM HST

UTC

1983-08-25 01:07:42 UTC

Depth

7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.406° N, 155.416° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

45°

Stations used

37

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast20 kmWSW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast50 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast331 kmSE

After

1. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 24, 3:31 PM HST · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
2. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 24, 4:34 PM HST · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.818 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 24, 10:38 PM HST · 15745 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
4. 2.712 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 25, 8:42 AM HST · 15745 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 25, 6:10 PM HST · 15744 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
6. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 25, 6:33 PM HST · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 25, 6:35 PM HST · 15744 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.016 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Aug 26, 12:42 AM HST · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.224 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Aug 26, 3:51 AM HST · 15744 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.617 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Aug 26, 5:31 AM HST · 15744 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
11. 3.425 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Aug 26, 6:23 AM HST · 15744 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
12. 2.223 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Aug 26, 7:22 AM HST · 15744 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.013 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiFri, Aug 26, 6:13 PM HST · 15743 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Aug 26, 11:57 PM HST · 15743 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
15. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 27, 4:07 AM HST · 15743 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.30 km SW of Paukaa, HawaiiSat, Aug 27, 7:55 PM HST · 15742 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
17. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 27, 11:31 PM HST · 15742 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
18. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 27, 11:52 PM HST · 15742 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 28, 12:20 AM HST · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 28, 3:42 AM HST · 15742 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
21. 3.116 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 28, 7:34 AM HST · 15742 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
22. 1.714 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Aug 28, 3:46 PM HST · 15741 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
23. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Aug 28, 7:18 PM HST · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
24. 2.516 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Aug 29, 9:21 AM HST · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
25. 2.213 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 30, 7:38 AM HST · 15740 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
26. 2.617 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 30, 10:48 PM HST · 15739 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
27. 2.939 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 1:45 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
28. 2.540 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 1:50 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
29. 2.837 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 2:02 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
30. 2.435 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 2:08 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
31. 2.538 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 2:11 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
32. 2.543 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 2:50 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
33. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 6:52 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
34. 1.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 9:12 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
35. 2.020 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 1:48 PM HST · 15738 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
36. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 2:34 PM HST · 15738 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
37. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 1:10 AM HST · 15738 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
38. 2.213 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 2:50 AM HST · 15738 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
39. 1.539 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 9:17 AM HST · 15738 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
40. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 8:33 PM HST · 15737 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
41. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 9:35 PM HST · 15737 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
42. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 9:45 PM HST · 15737 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
43. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 10:35 PM HST · 15737 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
44. 2.423 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 10:50 PM HST · 15737 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away
45. 2.018 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 2, 11:02 AM HST · 15737 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
46. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 2, 4:57 PM HST · 15736 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
47. 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Sep 2, 7:10 PM HST · 15736 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
48. 2.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 12:44 AM HST · 15736 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
49. 3.112 km W of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 1:40 AM HST · 15736 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
50. 2.628 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 4:01 AM HST · 15736 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
51. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 12:23 PM HST · 15735 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
52. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 5:04 PM HST · 15735 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
53. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 7:21 PM HST · 15735 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
54. 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 7:55 PM HST · 15735 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
55. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 9:23 PM HST · 15735 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
56. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 4, 3:36 AM HST · 15735 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
57. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Sep 4, 1:02 PM HST · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
58. 2.627 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Sep 4, 2:07 PM HST · 15734 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
59. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 5, 6:50 AM HST · 15734 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
60. 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Sep 5, 7:48 AM HST · 15734 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Aug 24, 2:33 PM HST · 15745 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Aug 24, 9:52 AM HST · 15746 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 23, 5:13 PM HST · 15746 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
4. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Aug 23, 4:17 PM HST · 15746 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
5. 3.812 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 23, 3:48 AM HST · 15747 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.016 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Aug 22, 11:09 PM HST · 15747 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
7. 3.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Aug 22, 3:53 AM HST · 15748 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 21, 11:53 PM HST · 15748 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Aug 21, 5:44 PM HST · 15748 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.122 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 20, 10:17 PM HST · 15749 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.122 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 20, 10:13 PM HST · 15749 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
12. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 20, 6:56 PM HST · 15749 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 20, 7:40 AM HST · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
14. 3.026 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Aug 19, 10:52 PM HST · 15750 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.614 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Aug 19, 10:46 PM HST · 15750 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Aug 19, 8:36 PM HST · 15750 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.68 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiFri, Aug 19, 3:55 AM HST · 15751 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
18. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Aug 18, 11:42 PM HST · 15751 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Aug 18, 7:14 PM HST · 15751 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Aug 18, 6:23 PM HST · 15751 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832334. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.