M2.6 earthquake 10 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Wed, Nov 16, 1983, 9:53 AM HST

UTC

1983-11-16 19:53:48 UTC

Depth

0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.416° N, 155.331° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

121°

Stations used

14

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast11 kmWSW
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast42 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast337 kmSE

After

1. 2.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:01 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.311 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:02 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
3. 1.820 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:02 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.824 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:05 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
5. 1.823 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:09 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
6. 1.622 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:16 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.86 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:16 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
8. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:20 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:22 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
10. 1.718 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:30 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.812 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:36 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.99 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:45 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:48 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:48 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.89 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:54 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.517 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:58 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.613 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 10:59 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:00 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
19. 1.515 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:01 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
20. 1.615 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:02 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
21. 1.620 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:06 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
22. 1.723 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:08 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
23. 1.621 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:19 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
24. 2.922 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:22 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
25. 1.920 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:24 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
26. 1.813 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:28 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
27. 1.823 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:29 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
28. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:31 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
29. 1.718 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:33 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
30. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:35 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
31. 1.522 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:39 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
32. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:41 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
33. 1.724 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:42 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
34. 1.716 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:48 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
35. 2.121 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:52 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
36. 2.824 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 11:55 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
37. 2.518 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 12:00 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
38. 2.224 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 12:01 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
39. 1.618 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 12:03 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
40. 1.821 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 12:15 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
41. 1.717 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 12:24 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
42. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 12:30 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
43. 1.814 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 12:31 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
44. 2.223 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 12:41 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
45. 2.620 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 12:44 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
46. 1.813 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 12:56 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
47. 2.625 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:04 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
48. 1.817 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:11 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
49. 2.115 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:14 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
50. 1.919 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:18 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
51. 1.620 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:22 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
52. 1.621 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:24 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
53. 2.515 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:24 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
54. 2.013 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:28 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
55. 4.217 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:30 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
56. 1.819 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:34 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
57. 2.813 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:36 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
58. 1.713 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:43 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
59. 1.620 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:43 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
60. 1.716 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:52 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.822 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 9:48 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.612 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 9:36 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
3. 6.722 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 6:13 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Nov 16, 1:13 AM HST · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.120 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 15, 8:44 PM HST · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Nov 15, 1:56 PM HST · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
7. 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiTue, Nov 15, 1:40 PM HST · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.015 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Nov 15, 2:31 AM HST · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.116 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Nov 14, 11:43 PM HST · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.111 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 14, 11:06 PM HST · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 14, 6:06 PM HST · 15663 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
12. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Nov 14, 12:33 PM HST · 15663 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Nov 14, 8:12 AM HST · 15663 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
14. 3.726 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Nov 14, 7:16 AM HST · 15663 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
15. 1.620 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 13, 4:47 PM HST · 15664 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.626 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Nov 13, 12:22 PM HST · 15664 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.04 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Nov 13, 6:44 AM HST · 15664 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.515 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Nov 12, 9:12 PM HST · 15664 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 12, 8:05 PM HST · 15665 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.018 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 12, 7:36 PM HST · 15665 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832956. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC.