M2.3 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Aug 31, 1983, 6:52 AM HST

UTC

1983-08-31 16:52:19 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.329° N, 155.191° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

41

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 1.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 9:12 AM HST · 15738 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.020 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 1:48 PM HST · 15738 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
3. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 2:34 PM HST · 15738 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
4. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 1:10 AM HST · 15738 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.213 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 2:50 AM HST · 15738 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.539 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 9:17 AM HST · 15737 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
7. 2.313 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 8:33 PM HST · 15737 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.113 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 9:35 PM HST · 15737 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 9:45 PM HST · 15737 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.016 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 10:35 PM HST · 15737 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
11. 2.423 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Sep 1, 10:50 PM HST · 15737 days ago · -3 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.018 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 2, 11:02 AM HST · 15736 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 2, 4:57 PM HST · 15736 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Sep 2, 7:10 PM HST · 15736 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
15. 2.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 12:44 AM HST · 15736 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.628 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 4:01 AM HST · 15736 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
17. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 12:23 PM HST · 15735 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
18. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 5:04 PM HST · 15735 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
19. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 7:21 PM HST · 15735 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
20. 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 7:55 PM HST · 15735 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
21. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Sep 3, 9:23 PM HST · 15735 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
22. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 4, 3:36 AM HST · 15735 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
23. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Sep 4, 1:02 PM HST · 15734 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
24. 2.627 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Sep 4, 2:07 PM HST · 15734 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
25. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 5, 6:50 AM HST · 15733 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
26. 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Sep 5, 7:48 AM HST · 15733 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
27. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Sep 5, 12:56 PM HST · 15733 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
28. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Sep 5, 4:24 PM HST · 15733 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
29. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 5, 4:42 PM HST · 15733 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
30. 3.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Sep 5, 10:27 PM HST · 15733 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
31. 3.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Sep 6, 3:56 AM HST · 15733 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
32. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 6, 5:44 AM HST · 15732 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
33. 1.816 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Sep 6, 4:00 PM HST · 15732 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
34. 3.513 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 7, 5:09 AM HST · 15731 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
35. 2.112 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 7, 5:29 AM HST · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
36. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 7, 10:39 AM HST · 15731 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
37. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 7, 5:11 PM HST · 15731 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
38. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Sep 7, 8:25 PM HST · 15731 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
39. 2.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Sep 8, 12:27 AM HST · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
40. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Sep 8, 8:26 PM HST · 15730 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
41. 2.522 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Sep 8, 10:50 PM HST · 15730 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
42. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 12:18 AM HST · 15730 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
43. 5.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 6:30 AM HST · 15729 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
44. 2.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 6:37 AM HST · 15729 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
45. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 6:44 AM HST · 15729 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
46. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 7:39 AM HST · 15729 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
47. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 7:57 AM HST · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
48. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 8:47 AM HST · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
49. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 9:03 AM HST · 15729 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
50. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 9:14 AM HST · 15729 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
51. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 9:25 AM HST · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
52. 2.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 10:27 AM HST · 15729 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
53. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 11:16 AM HST · 15729 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
54. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 11:43 AM HST · 15729 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
55. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 1:48 PM HST · 15729 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
56. 2.924 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 3:01 PM HST · 15729 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
57. 3.022 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 5:44 PM HST · 15729 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
58. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 7:04 PM HST · 15729 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.510 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Sep 9, 8:28 PM HST · 15729 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
60. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 10, 7:02 AM HST · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

1. 2.543 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 2:50 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
2. 2.538 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 2:11 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.435 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 2:08 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
4. 2.837 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 2:02 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.540 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 1:50 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.939 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Aug 31, 1:45 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
7. 2.617 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Aug 30, 10:48 PM HST · 15739 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.213 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Aug 30, 7:38 AM HST · 15739 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.516 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Aug 29, 9:21 AM HST · 15740 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.016 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Aug 28, 7:18 PM HST · 15741 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
11. 1.714 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Aug 28, 3:46 PM HST · 15741 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
12. 3.116 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 28, 7:34 AM HST · 15741 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 28, 3:42 AM HST · 15742 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Aug 28, 12:20 AM HST · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Aug 27, 11:52 PM HST · 15742 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Aug 27, 11:31 PM HST · 15742 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.30 km SW of Paukaa, HawaiiSat, Aug 27, 7:55 PM HST · 15742 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Aug 27, 4:07 AM HST · 15743 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.518 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Aug 26, 11:57 PM HST · 15743 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
20. 2.013 km SSE of Eden Roc, HawaiiFri, Aug 26, 6:13 PM HST · 15743 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832377. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.