M1.6 earthquake 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Oct 12, 1983, 1:27 PM HST (23:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-12 23:27:28 UTC
- Depth
- 6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.333° N, 155.198° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 35
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
- 2.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15639 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.04 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.613 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.48 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.221 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.720 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.814 km WSW of Volcano, HI · 15638 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.913 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.516 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.212 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.717 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.716 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.017 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.214 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.512 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.012 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15637 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.316 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.321 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.112 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.815 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.516 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.317 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15636 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.62 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.512 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.919 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.523 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.714 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.112 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15635 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15634 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
The first 60 of 199.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832741. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.