M4.2 earthquake 17 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

4.2 (md), light

Local time

Wed, Nov 16, 1983, 1:30 PM HST

UTC

1983-11-16 23:30:47 UTC

Depth

10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.483° N, 155.393° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

44°

Stations used

42

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast17 kmWNW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast42 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast327 kmSE

After

1. 1.921 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 24, 10:38 PM HST · 15613 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
2. 1.623 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 25, 1:42 AM HST · 15612 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
3. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 25, 2:24 AM HST · 15612 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.112 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 25, 4:47 AM HST · 15612 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.811 km ENE of Kalaoa, HawaiiSun, Dec 25, 6:39 AM HST · 15612 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
6. 2.626 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 25, 8:39 AM HST · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.716 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 25, 3:35 PM HST · 15612 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 25, 9:36 PM HST · 15612 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
9. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 26, 2:14 AM HST · 15611 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 26, 2:58 AM HST · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.418 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 26, 7:07 AM HST · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
12. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Dec 26, 10:01 AM HST · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 26, 10:18 AM HST · 15611 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 26, 12:59 PM HST · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
15. 2.215 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 1:02 AM HST · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
16. 1.820 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 3:26 AM HST · 15610 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
17. 2.412 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 6:13 AM HST · 15610 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.125 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 6:21 AM HST · 15610 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.225 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 9:34 AM HST · 15610 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
20. 1.824 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 11:08 AM HST · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
21. 3.415 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 2:50 PM HST · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
22. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 4:46 PM HST · 15610 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
23. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 8:57 PM HST · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
24. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 9:09 PM HST · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
25. 1.910 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 10:52 PM HST · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
26. 1.717 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 11:07 PM HST · 15610 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
27. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 11:26 PM HST · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
28. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 1:56 AM HST · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
29. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 3:36 AM HST · 15609 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
30. 1.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 3:41 AM HST · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
31. 2.124 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 4:27 AM HST · 15609 days ago · -3 km deep · 26 km away
32. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 10:26 AM HST · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
33. 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 10:52 AM HST · 15609 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
34. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 1:42 PM HST · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
35. 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 5:52 PM HST · 15609 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
36. 1.716 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 6:23 PM HST · 15609 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
37. 2.216 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 6:29 PM HST · 15609 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
38. 1.817 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 9:07 PM HST · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
39. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 11:37 PM HST · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
40. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 12:04 AM HST · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
41. 1.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 1:15 AM HST · 15608 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
42. 2.22 km SE of Fern Acres, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 1:33 AM HST · 15608 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
43. 2.823 km W of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 2:47 AM HST · 15608 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
44. 3.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 2:58 AM HST · 15608 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
45. 1.917 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 3:57 AM HST · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
46. 1.719 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 5:39 AM HST · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
47. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 6:04 AM HST · 15608 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
48. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 6:16 AM HST · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
49. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 6:20 AM HST · 15608 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
50. 3.423 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 9:58 AM HST · 15608 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
51. 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 10:05 AM HST · 15608 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
52. 3.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 11:50 AM HST · 15608 days ago · -3 km deep · 25 km away
53. 1.923 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 1:19 PM HST · 15608 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
54. 1.924 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 9:08 PM HST · 15608 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
55. 2.11 km S of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 9:35 PM HST · 15608 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
56. 1.614 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 1:26 AM HST · 15607 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 2:24 AM HST · 15607 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
58. 2.124 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 2:57 AM HST · 15607 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
59. 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 2:57 AM HST · 15607 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
60. 2.128 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 3:08 AM HST · 15607 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19833014 (also filed as usp0001zw3). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.