Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 5, 1983, 5:38 PM HST (03:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 18 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-06 03:38:34 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.337° N, 155.156° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.514 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.121 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.528 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.427 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.022 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.621 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.114 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.715 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.513 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.612 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.224 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.323 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.110 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.716 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.311 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.514 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.515 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.111 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 3.58 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.723 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.50 km NW of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.823 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.712 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832707. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.