Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Nov 7, 1983, 7:22 AM HST (17:22 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 22 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-07 17:22:34 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.425° N, 155.428° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
42

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. 3.122 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.217 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.621 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.911 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.24 km SE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.621 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.817 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.412 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.240 km W of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.611 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.710 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.027 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.815 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.711 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.616 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.816 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.911 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.711 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 3.216 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.615 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.415 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 3.215 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.310 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.020 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.920 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.210 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.69 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.810 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 3.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.913 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.016 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.9Hawaii region, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.716 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.022 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.617 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.812 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15615 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832889. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.