Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 19 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Nov 16, 1983, 10:39 PM HST (08:39 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1983-11-17 08:39:05 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.480° N, 155.417° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
29

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. 2.420 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.224 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.123 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.813 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.615 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.817 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.919 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.813 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.718 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.722 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.716 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.818 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.121 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.013 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.711 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.917 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.719 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.719 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.617 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.517 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.223 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.024 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.720 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.613 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.616 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.720 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.620 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.813 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.624 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.725 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.113 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.623 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.620 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.524 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.712 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.816 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.126 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.619 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.915 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.316 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.022 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.827 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.520 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.723 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.011 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.123 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.916 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.921 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.416 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19833129. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.