Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Sep 20, 1983, 11:39 AM HST (21:39 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 23 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-20 21:39:42 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.316° N, 155.225° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
36

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. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.925 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.811 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.623 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.816 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.623 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.410 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.514 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.721 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.320 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.618 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.917 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.126 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.021 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.924 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.720 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.721 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.616 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 3.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.710 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.98 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.99 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.623 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.624 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.616 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.620 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.021 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.924 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.717 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.526 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.720 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.324 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.623 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.616 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.715 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.917 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15649 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832623. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.