M1.6 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Tue, Oct 4, 1983, 4:46 PM HST

UTC

1983-10-05 02:46:25 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.330° N, 155.188° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

31

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast37 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast355 kmSE

After

1. 3.218 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 4, 7:45 PM HST · 15704 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.316 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 4, 9:02 PM HST · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.313 km W of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 1:47 AM HST · 15703 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 12:06 PM HST · 15703 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 5:13 PM HST · 15703 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.614 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 5:38 PM HST · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 6:42 PM HST · 15703 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
8. 3.122 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 6:53 PM HST · 15703 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
9. 2.022 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 11:25 PM HST · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
10. 2.924 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 6, 1:53 AM HST · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 6, 3:39 AM HST · 15702 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.321 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Oct 6, 9:05 PM HST · 15701 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
13. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 7, 1:34 AM HST · 15701 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 7, 5:52 AM HST · 15701 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
15. 3.934 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiFri, Oct 7, 5:21 PM HST · 15701 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 8, 4:29 AM HST · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.69 km N of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 8, 6:12 AM HST · 15700 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
18. 3.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 8, 4:21 PM HST · 15700 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.59 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Oct 8, 9:17 PM HST · 15699 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.715 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 9, 1:56 AM HST · 15699 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
21. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 9, 11:57 AM HST · 15699 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
22. 2.523 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Oct 9, 2:45 PM HST · 15699 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
23. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 10, 8:56 PM HST · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
24. 2.117 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 1:57 AM HST · 15697 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
25. 2.511 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 4:17 AM HST · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.018 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 7:29 AM HST · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
27. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 8:35 AM HST · 15697 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
28. 2.225 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 4:07 PM HST · 15697 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
29. 2.323 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 10:32 PM HST · 15696 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
30. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 12, 1:42 AM HST · 15696 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
31. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 12, 1:27 PM HST · 15696 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
32. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 12, 10:02 PM HST · 15695 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
33. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 13, 6:50 PM HST · 15695 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
34. 2.43 km SW of Ainaloa, HawaiiThu, Oct 13, 7:06 PM HST · 15695 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
35. 2.522 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Oct 13, 10:49 PM HST · 15694 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
36. 1.622 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Oct 14, 4:26 AM HST · 15694 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
37. 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Oct 14, 10:18 AM HST · 15694 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
38. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 14, 4:15 PM HST · 15694 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
39. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 14, 10:15 PM HST · 15693 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
40. 2.48 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 2:13 AM HST · 15693 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
41. 2.210 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 5:06 AM HST · 15693 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
42. 1.79 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 5:10 AM HST · 15693 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.627 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 9:43 AM HST · 15693 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
44. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 3:05 AM HST · 15692 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
45. 2.220 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 5:01 PM HST · 15692 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
46. 1.526 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 7:32 PM HST · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
47. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 11:53 PM HST · 15691 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
48. 2.220 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 1:24 AM HST · 15691 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
49. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 9:57 AM HST · 15691 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 12:54 PM HST · 15691 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
51. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 7:22 PM HST · 15691 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
52. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 9:34 PM HST · 15690 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
53. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 11:39 PM HST · 15690 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
54. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 2:36 AM HST · 15690 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
55. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 10:20 AM HST · 15690 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
56. 2.216 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 3:22 PM HST · 15690 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
57. 2.422 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 5:22 PM HST · 15690 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
58. 1.522 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 6:06 PM HST · 15690 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
59. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 3:34 AM HST · 15689 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
60. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 9:54 AM HST · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 4, 2:28 PM HST · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 4, 1:15 PM HST · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 4, 10:07 AM HST · 15704 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
4. 1.715 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 4, 8:12 AM HST · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 3, 9:45 PM HST · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 3, 6:55 PM HST · 15705 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 3, 3:49 PM HST · 15705 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
8. 2.222 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Oct 3, 3:21 PM HST · 15705 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
9. 2.11 km ESE of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSun, Oct 2, 11:41 PM HST · 15705 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 2, 11:37 AM HST · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.713 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 2, 6:00 AM HST · 15706 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
12. 3.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 2, 1:38 AM HST · 15706 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Oct 1, 12:17 AM HST · 15707 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
14. 2.421 km ESE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiFri, Sep 30, 11:43 AM HST · 15708 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.92 km E of Kealakekua, HawaiiFri, Sep 30, 10:19 AM HST · 15708 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.76 km WSW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiFri, Sep 30, 5:27 AM HST · 15708 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 30, 2:26 AM HST · 15708 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Sep 29, 5:16 PM HST · 15709 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.81 km S of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 29, 10:21 AM HST · 15709 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.023 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Sep 29, 8:56 AM HST · 15709 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832701. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.