Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Oct 6, 1983, 1:53 AM HST (11:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-06 11:53:15 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.427° N, 155.462° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.621 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.114 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.715 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.513 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.612 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.3Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.224 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.323 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.219 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.110 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.716 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.311 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.514 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.515 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.111 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 3.58 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.723 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.50 km NW of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.812 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.823 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.712 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.823 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.510 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.913 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.726 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.628 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.813 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.713 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15640 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832711. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.