M1.9 earthquake 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Nov 4, 1983, 5:10 PM HST (03:10 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-05 03:10:49 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.306° N, 155.230° 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, 1.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 68°
- 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 140 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15673 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15672 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.82 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15672 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 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 · 42 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 · 9 km away
- 2.217 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15672 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15672 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 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 · 15670 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.724 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.65 km W of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 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 · 10 km away
- 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15669 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15669 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15669 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15668 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15668 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15668 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.731 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15668 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 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 · 3 km away
- 3.326 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.716 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.726 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.120 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 6.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.612 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.822 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.311 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15673 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.114 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15674 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.318 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15674 days ago · 54 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.819 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15674 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15675 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15676 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15677 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15677 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15677 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15677 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15677 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.110 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.216 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15679 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15679 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832874. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.