Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 23 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 23 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Oct 11, 1983, 10:32 PM HST (08:32 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 15 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-12 08:32:02 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.475° N, 155.460° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
42

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. 2.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15639 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.711 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15639 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15639 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15639 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.04 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.48 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.221 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.720 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.814 km WSW of Volcano, HI · 15638 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.913 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.212 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.717 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.716 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 3.017 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.512 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.012 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.112 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.516 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.62 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.512 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.919 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832738. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.