Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 16, 1983, 10:45 AM HST (20:45 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 15 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-16 20:45:50 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.421° N, 155.322° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
38

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. 2.412 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.921 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15612 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.623 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15612 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15612 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.112 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15612 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.811 km ENE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 15612 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.716 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.225 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.910 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.717 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.124 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · -3 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.716 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.216 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.22 km SE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.823 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 3.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.917 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.719 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 3.423 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 3.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.923 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.924 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.11 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.614 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.124 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19832968. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.