M2.6 earthquake 9 km N of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Oct 8, 1983, 6:12 AM HST

UTC

1983-10-08 16:12:05 UTC

Depth

23.7 km (14.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.532° N, 155.233° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

46

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast10 kmN
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast27 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast337 kmSE

After

1. 3.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 8, 4:21 PM HST · 15702 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.59 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Oct 8, 9:17 PM HST · 15701 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.715 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 9, 1:56 AM HST · 15701 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
4. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 9, 11:57 AM HST · 15701 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
5. 2.523 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Oct 9, 2:45 PM HST · 15701 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 10, 8:56 PM HST · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.117 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 1:57 AM HST · 15699 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
8. 2.511 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 4:17 AM HST · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.018 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 7:29 AM HST · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 8:35 AM HST · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.225 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 4:07 PM HST · 15699 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
12. 1.910 km SSW of H?w?, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 7:01 PM HST · 15699 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.323 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 11, 10:32 PM HST · 15698 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 12, 1:42 AM HST · 15698 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
15. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 12, 1:27 PM HST · 15698 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
16. 1.917 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 12, 10:02 PM HST · 15697 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 13, 6:50 PM HST · 15697 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
18. 2.43 km SW of Ainaloa, HawaiiThu, Oct 13, 7:06 PM HST · 15697 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.522 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Oct 13, 10:49 PM HST · 15696 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.622 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Oct 14, 4:26 AM HST · 15696 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
21. 2.222 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Oct 14, 10:18 AM HST · 15696 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
22. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 14, 4:15 PM HST · 15696 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
23. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 14, 10:15 PM HST · 15695 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
24. 2.48 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 2:13 AM HST · 15695 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.210 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 5:06 AM HST · 15695 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
26. 1.79 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 5:10 AM HST · 15695 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
27. 2.627 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Oct 15, 9:43 AM HST · 15695 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
28. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 3:05 AM HST · 15694 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.220 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 5:01 PM HST · 15694 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
30. 1.526 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 7:32 PM HST · 15694 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
31. 2.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSun, Oct 16, 11:53 PM HST · 15693 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
32. 2.220 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 1:24 AM HST · 15693 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
33. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 9:57 AM HST · 15693 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
34. 2.525 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 12:54 PM HST · 15693 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
35. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 7:22 PM HST · 15693 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
36. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 9:34 PM HST · 15692 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
37. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 17, 11:39 PM HST · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
38. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 2:36 AM HST · 15692 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
39. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 10:20 AM HST · 15692 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
40. 2.216 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 3:22 PM HST · 15692 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
41. 2.422 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 5:22 PM HST · 15692 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
42. 1.522 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 18, 6:06 PM HST · 15692 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
43. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 3:34 AM HST · 15691 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
44. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 9:54 AM HST · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
45. 2.521 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 10:05 AM HST · 15691 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
46. 1.911 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 3:35 PM HST · 15691 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
47. 2.029 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 3:47 PM HST · 15691 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
48. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 7:47 PM HST · 15690 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
49. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 8:50 PM HST · 15690 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
50. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 19, 8:52 PM HST · 15690 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.419 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 20, 2:36 AM HST · 15690 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
52. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 20, 8:29 PM HST · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
53. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 21, 3:10 AM HST · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
54. 1.813 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 21, 5:12 PM HST · 15689 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
55. 2.917 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 21, 6:27 PM HST · 15689 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
56. 3.25 km NW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiFri, Oct 21, 11:42 PM HST · 15688 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
57. 2.212 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 22, 1:41 AM HST · 15688 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
58. 1.912 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 22, 3:11 AM HST · 15688 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
59. 2.919 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 22, 4:38 AM HST · 15688 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
60. 2.28 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiSat, Oct 22, 5:57 AM HST · 15688 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 8, 4:29 AM HST · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
2. 3.934 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiFri, Oct 7, 5:21 PM HST · 15703 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 7, 5:52 AM HST · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
4. 3.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 7, 1:34 AM HST · 15703 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.321 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Oct 6, 9:05 PM HST · 15703 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
6. 2.611 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 6, 3:39 AM HST · 15704 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.924 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 6, 1:53 AM HST · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
8. 2.022 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 11:25 PM HST · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
9. 3.122 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 6:53 PM HST · 15705 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 6:42 PM HST · 15705 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
11. 1.614 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 5:38 PM HST · 15705 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 5:13 PM HST · 15705 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 12:06 PM HST · 15705 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.313 km W of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 5, 1:47 AM HST · 15705 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
15. 2.316 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 4, 9:02 PM HST · 15705 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
16. 3.218 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 4, 7:45 PM HST · 15706 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
17. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 4, 4:46 PM HST · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
18. 1.616 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 4, 2:28 PM HST · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
19. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 4, 1:15 PM HST · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 4, 10:07 AM HST · 15706 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832722. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.