M3.9 earthquake 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.9 (ml), minor

Local time

Sun, Oct 30, 1983, 3:49 PM HST

UTC

1983-10-31 01:49:14 UTC

Depth

7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.448° N, 155.452° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.02

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

52°

Stations used

49

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast23 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast49 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast325 kmSE

After

1. 1.717 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 8:15 AM HST · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.826 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 8:38 AM HST · 15622 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 8:42 AM HST · 15622 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.124 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 11:22 AM HST · 15622 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.59 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 2:47 PM HST · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
6. 1.910 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 2:50 PM HST · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
7. 1.612 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 3:00 PM HST · 15621 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 5:29 PM HST · 15621 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
9. 1.511 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 6:16 PM HST · 15621 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
10. 2.122 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 8:04 PM HST · 15621 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.821 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 8:35 PM HST · 15621 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
12. 1.916 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 9:51 PM HST · 15621 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
13. 1.520 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 15, 10:41 PM HST · 15621 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.220 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 3:47 AM HST · 15621 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.619 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 4:22 AM HST · 15621 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 10:41 AM HST · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
17. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 3:45 PM HST · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
18. 1.613 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 3:58 PM HST · 15620 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
19. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 4:44 PM HST · 15620 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.13 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 5:16 PM HST · 15620 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
21. 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 8:31 PM HST · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
22. 2.113 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 8:47 PM HST · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
23. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 10:35 PM HST · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
24. 2.520 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 16, 11:18 PM HST · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.222 km N of Pāhala, HIFri, Dec 16, 11:43 PM HST · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
26. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 2:22 AM HST · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
27. 2.013 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 2:55 AM HST · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
28. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 4:12 AM HST · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
29. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 4:32 AM HST · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
30. 2.011 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 5:11 AM HST · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
31. 2.512 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 5:28 AM HST · 15620 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
32. 1.617 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 6:48 AM HST · 15620 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
33. 1.616 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 8:15 AM HST · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
34. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 10:56 AM HST · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
35. 2.0Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 7:27 PM HST · 15619 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
36. 2.012 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 8:15 PM HST · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
37. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 9:29 PM HST · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
38. 1.712 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 9:54 PM HST · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
39. 2.312 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 17, 11:38 PM HST · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
40. 2.022 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 12:28 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
41. 2.210 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 4:25 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
42. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 4:27 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
43. 2.421 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 4:54 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.620 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 10:20 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
45. 1.916 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 10:23 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
46. 1.516 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 10:25 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
47. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 11:16 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
48. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 11:39 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
49. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 12:16 PM HST · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
50. 1.98 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 12:26 PM HST · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
51. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 12:29 PM HST · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
52. 2.027 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 1:29 PM HST · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
53. 3.010 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 2:03 PM HST · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
54. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 2:05 PM HST · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
55. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 2:11 PM HST · 15618 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
56. 2.210 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 2:21 PM HST · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
57. 2.210 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 2:27 PM HST · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
58. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 3:36 PM HST · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
59. 2.424 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 4:19 PM HST · 15618 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
60. 1.79 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 18, 4:28 PM HST · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832855. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.