M1.8 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Oct 29, 1983, 12:01 AM HST (10:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.7 22 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
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-29 10:01:35 UTC
- Depth
- 5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.305° N, 155.213° 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, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 140 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15679 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.228 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15679 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15679 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.211 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15679 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15679 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.216 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15679 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15677 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15677 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15676 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15676 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15675 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.318 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15675 days ago · 54 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.114 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15674 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15674 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15673 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15673 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.82 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15673 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.425 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 15672 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.87 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 15672 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.07 km SSW of Hilo, Hawaii · 15672 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.016 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15672 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.217 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15672 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15672 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.013 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15671 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.32 km WNW of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 15671 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15671 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.724 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.65 km W of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15669 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15669 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15669 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15669 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15668 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15668 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.731 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15668 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.326 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.716 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15680 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.016 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15680 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.426 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15681 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.412 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15681 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.714 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15681 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15681 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.312 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15682 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15682 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15682 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.114 km SE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15682 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15682 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15682 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.223 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15683 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.223 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15683 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.36 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15683 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.014 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.85 km SE of Hilo, Hawaii · 15683 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.823 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15683 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.223 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15683 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832844. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.