M1.9 earthquake 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Sep 5, 1983, 6:50 AM HST (16:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-05 16:50:10 UTC
- Depth
- 8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.379° N, 155.399° 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 38°
- Stations used
- 38
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
- 2.220 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15707 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.313 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15707 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.022 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15707 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15707 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.911 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.511 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15706 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15706 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.629 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15706 days ago · -3 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.725 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15706 days ago · -4 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.117 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15706 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15705 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.921 km W of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 15705 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.315 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15705 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.728 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.825 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15704 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15704 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15704 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.726 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15704 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.55 km SSW of Ainaloa, Hawaii · 15704 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15704 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.224 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15703 days ago · -2 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.113 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15703 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.020 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15702 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.18 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.418 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15702 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15702 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.716 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15701 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15701 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.519 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15701 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.87 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 15701 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15701 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.526 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15700 days ago · -2 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.013 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15700 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15699 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.81 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 15699 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15699 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15698 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.76 km WSW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15698 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.92 km E of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 15698 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.421 km ESE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15698 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15697 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15696 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.713 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15696 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15696 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.11 km ESE of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15695 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15695 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15695 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15695 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15694 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15694 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.316 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.313 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15693 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15693 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
The first 60 of 199.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832420. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.