Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Oct 21, 1983, 6:27 PM HST (04:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-22 04:27:33 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.293° N, 155.276° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.725 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15630 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.221 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15630 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.121 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15630 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15630 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15630 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15630 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15630 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15630 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15630 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15630 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.016 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.116 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.08 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.38 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.420 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.813 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.621 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.218 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15629 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.713 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.311 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.845 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.623 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.023 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.614 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.420 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15628 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.220 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15627 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.713 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15627 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 3.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15627 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.815 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15627 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.113 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15627 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.015 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15627 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15627 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.419 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15627 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.015 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15626 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15626 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15626 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 3.123 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15626 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15626 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15626 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832790. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.