Hawaii earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Oct 2, 1983, 1:38 AM HST (11:38 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 21 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-10-02 11:38:27 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.320° N, 155.201° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
46

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. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15645 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15645 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.520 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15645 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.623 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15645 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.712 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15645 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.921 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.112 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.616 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.211 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.413 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.224 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.621 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.123 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.312 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.225 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.216 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.95 km E of Paukaa, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.919 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.820 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15644 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.210 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.813 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.67 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.717 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.519 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.422 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.17 km W of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832687. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.