Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Sep 7, 1983, 8:25 PM HST (06:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-08 06:25:26 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.390° N, 155.419° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.115 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.522 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 5.715 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.816 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.615 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15727 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.214 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15726 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.924 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15726 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.022 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15726 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15726 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.510 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15726 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.117 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.322 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15725 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.823 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.226 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.422 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.521 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15724 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.112 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 3.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.514 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.224 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · -3 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.420 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.111 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15723 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.422 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.322 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 4.215 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.522 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.722 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.423 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.223 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15722 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.117 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15728 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15729 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.513 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15729 days ago · 39 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.816 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15729 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15730 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.223 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15730 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15730 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15730 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15730 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.627 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15732 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15732 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15732 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15732 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.722 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15732 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832437. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.