Hawaii earthquakes

M6.7 earthquake 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 16, 1983, 6:13 AM HST (16:13 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.7 (md), strong
Local time: Wed, Nov 16, 1983, 6:13 AM HST
UTC: 1983-11-16 16:13:00 UTC
Depth: 8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.426° N, 155.450° W
Region: Hawaii
Strongest shaking: VIII, severe shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VIII, severe shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 58.9% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 4.2 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 56°
Stations used: 39

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 184.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832953 (also filed as usp0001zvx, gcmtc111683b, ushis3832, gcmt19831116161300, iscgem565031, atlas19831116161302). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.