M1.9 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Fri, Oct 28, 1983, 3:54 PM HST

UTC

1983-10-29 01:54:42 UTC

Depth

6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.309° N, 155.226° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.02

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

36

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast15 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast41 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast353 kmSE

After

1. 1.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 29, 12:01 AM HST · 15680 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 29, 4:21 AM HST · 15680 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.228 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 29, 4:59 AM HST · 15680 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Oct 29, 5:05 AM HST · 15680 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
5. 2.211 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 29, 6:27 AM HST · 15680 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Oct 29, 5:03 PM HST · 15679 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
7. 3.216 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 29, 7:26 PM HST · 15679 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
8. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 30, 5:04 AM HST · 15679 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.110 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 30, 9:35 AM HST · 15679 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
10. 3.922 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 30, 3:49 PM HST · 15678 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
11. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 30, 5:32 PM HST · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.123 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 30, 6:53 PM HST · 15678 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
13. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 30, 7:46 PM HST · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 30, 8:27 PM HST · 15678 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 30, 10:26 PM HST · 15678 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
16. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 31, 8:32 AM HST · 15678 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
17. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 31, 4:36 PM HST · 15677 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.913 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 1, 5:55 PM HST · 15676 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
19. 3.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 2, 2:55 AM HST · 15676 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.819 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 2, 10:48 PM HST · 15675 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
21. 2.318 km E of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 3, 2:50 AM HST · 15675 days ago · 54 km deep · 15 km away
22. 2.114 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Nov 3, 4:33 AM HST · 15675 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
23. 2.522 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 3, 10:37 PM HST · 15674 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
24. 1.919 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 4, 5:38 AM HST · 15674 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
25. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 4, 10:11 AM HST · 15674 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
26. 1.915 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 4, 5:10 PM HST · 15673 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
27. 2.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 4, 5:24 PM HST · 15673 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
28. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 5, 2:30 AM HST · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
29. 2.82 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Nov 5, 2:59 AM HST · 15673 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
30. 2.425 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Nov 5, 5:46 AM HST · 15673 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
31. 2.87 km SSW of Hilo, HawaiiSat, Nov 5, 8:37 AM HST · 15673 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
32. 3.07 km SSW of Hilo, HawaiiSat, Nov 5, 12:22 PM HST · 15673 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
33. 2.016 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 5, 2:11 PM HST · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.217 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 5, 2:45 PM HST · 15673 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
35. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 5, 3:26 PM HST · 15672 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
36. 2.013 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 6, 8:25 AM HST · 15672 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
37. 2.32 km WNW of Pepeekeo, HawaiiSun, Nov 6, 2:03 PM HST · 15672 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
38. 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 6, 11:35 PM HST · 15671 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.920 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 7, 7:22 AM HST · 15671 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
40. 2.724 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Nov 7, 8:28 AM HST · 15671 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away
41. 2.65 km W of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Nov 7, 1:23 PM HST · 15671 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
42. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Nov 7, 2:37 PM HST · 15671 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
43. 2.17 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 7, 3:03 PM HST · 15670 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
44. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 7, 6:03 PM HST · 15670 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
45. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 8, 8:55 AM HST · 15670 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
46. 2.213 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 8, 9:07 AM HST · 15670 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
47. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 8, 6:34 PM HST · 15669 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
48. 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 9, 4:19 AM HST · 15669 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
49. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 9, 4:47 AM HST · 15669 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
50. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 9, 4:54 AM HST · 15669 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
51. 1.731 km ESE of Naalehu, HawaiiWed, Nov 9, 1:33 PM HST · 15669 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
52. 1.610 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 10, 6:06 AM HST · 15668 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
53. 1.612 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Nov 10, 5:04 PM HST · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
54. 3.326 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Nov 11, 7:55 AM HST · 15667 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
55. 1.716 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Nov 11, 10:45 AM HST · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
56. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 11, 2:59 PM HST · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
57. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 11, 5:11 PM HST · 15666 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
58. 3.84 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 11, 10:05 PM HST · 15666 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
59. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 11, 10:09 PM HST · 15666 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
60. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 11, 10:29 PM HST · 15666 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 28, 1:56 PM HST · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.426 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Oct 28, 4:17 AM HST · 15681 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 27, 11:32 PM HST · 15681 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.714 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 27, 8:22 PM HST · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
5. 3.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 27, 6:53 PM HST · 15681 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
6. 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 27, 6:03 PM HST · 15681 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 26, 10:41 PM HST · 15682 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 26, 9:09 PM HST · 15682 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 26, 7:49 PM HST · 15682 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
10. 2.114 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 26, 1:21 PM HST · 15683 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 26, 11:57 AM HST · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
12. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 26, 6:24 AM HST · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.223 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Oct 25, 10:55 PM HST · 15683 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
14. 2.223 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Oct 25, 8:16 PM HST · 15683 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.36 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 25, 4:24 PM HST · 15683 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
16. 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Oct 25, 2:54 PM HST · 15684 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.85 km SE of Hilo, HawaiiTue, Oct 25, 1:38 PM HST · 15684 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
18. 3.823 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Oct 25, 11:02 AM HST · 15684 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
19. 2.223 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Oct 25, 10:29 AM HST · 15684 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.226 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Oct 25, 7:56 AM HST · 15684 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832843. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.