Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 24 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Nov 17, 1983, 4:09 PM HST (02:09 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 18 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-18 02:09:47 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.535° N, 155.446° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
33

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. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15612 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.412 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.225 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.415 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.910 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.717 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.124 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.716 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.216 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.112 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.22 km SE of Fern Acres, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.823 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 3.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.917 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.719 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 3.423 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 3.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · -3 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.923 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.924 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.11 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 15608 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.614 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.124 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.128 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.613 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.512 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.811 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15607 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19833274. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.