Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 16, 1983, 7:13 PM HST (05:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 17 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1983-11-17 05:13:11 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.460° N, 155.422° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
43

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.516 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.715 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.615 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.615 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.720 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.516 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.716 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.619 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.416 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.921 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.916 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 3.123 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.011 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.827 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.022 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 3.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.019 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.224 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.813 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.615 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.817 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.813 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.716 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.818 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15660 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.121 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.013 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15660 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.711 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15660 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.917 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15660 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.818 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.622 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.819 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.617 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.021 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.627 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.417 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.79 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.623 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19833085. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC.