Hawaii earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 16, 1983, 10:16 AM HST (20:16 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1983-11-16 20:16:16 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.416° N, 155.447° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
308°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 160 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.612 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.718 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.812 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.44 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.89 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.517 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.615 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.723 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.922 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.813 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.823 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.718 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.716 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.121 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.518 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.814 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.620 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.813 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.625 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.115 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.515 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.013 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 4.217 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.813 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.713 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.620 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.716 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.714 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.79 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.07 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.823 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.311 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.822 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.612 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 6.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15663 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.120 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.422 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.116 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15664 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.111 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.213 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.96 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.726 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15665 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832962. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.