Hawaii earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Sep 19, 1983, 11:08 PM HST (09:08 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-20 09:08:21 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.317° N, 155.195° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.719 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.719 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.517 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.024 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.720 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.613 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.616 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.720 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.620 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.813 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.624 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.725 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.113 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.623 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.620 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.712 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.612 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.623 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.925 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.811 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.623 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.816 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.623 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.410 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.514 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.721 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832619. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.