Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Nov 12, 1983, 8:05 PM HST (06:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1983-11-13 06:05:17 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.321° N, 155.178° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
36

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 149 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.726 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.120 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 6.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.612 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.822 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.311 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.823 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.86 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.718 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.812 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.89 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.517 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.615 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.723 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.813 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.823 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.718 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.716 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.121 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.518 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.015 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15666 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15667 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15667 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15667 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15667 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.716 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.326 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15667 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15668 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.610 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15668 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.731 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15669 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.914 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.39 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.415 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.213 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15670 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832926. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.