M1.6 earthquake 20 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Fri, Nov 18, 1983, 3:02 PM HST

UTC

1983-11-19 01:02:16 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.475° N, 155.423° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

49°

Stations used

32

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast20 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast45 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast325 kmSE

After

1. 2.121 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 3:15 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.620 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 3:29 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.922 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 4:24 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.721 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 4:30 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.723 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 4:35 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.320 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 4:43 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 5:11 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.121 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 5:20 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.018 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 6:00 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
10. 1.911 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 6:01 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
11. 1.825 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 6:13 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
12. 1.527 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 6:17 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
13. 1.614 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 6:42 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
14. 2.325 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 7:19 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.720 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 7:49 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
16. 1.814 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 7:58 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
17. 1.623 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 8:25 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
18. 1.918 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 8:29 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.610 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 8:38 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
20. 1.620 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 8:47 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
21. 1.713 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 9:17 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
22. 2.320 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 9:18 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
23. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 9:19 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
24. 1.619 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 9:53 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
25. 1.721 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 10:04 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
26. 2.116 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 10:09 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
27. 2.223 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 10:16 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
28. 1.826 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 10:17 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
29. 1.623 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 10:26 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
30. 1.720 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 10:42 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
31. 2.311 km E of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 10:46 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
32. 1.922 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 10:50 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
33. 1.616 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 10:56 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
34. 1.616 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 11:15 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
35. 1.611 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 11:31 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
36. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 11:53 PM HST · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
37. 1.524 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 12:03 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
38. 1.712 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 12:25 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
39. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 12:42 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
40. 2.522 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 1:04 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
41. 1.719 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 1:12 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
42. 1.621 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 1:35 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
43. 4.117 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 1:37 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
44. 1.710 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 1:48 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
45. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 1:48 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
46. 1.619 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 1:58 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
47. 1.620 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 2:01 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
48. 2.123 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 2:11 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
49. 2.116 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 2:13 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
50. 2.417 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 2:27 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
51. 2.423 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 2:34 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
52. 2.316 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 3:29 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
53. 1.916 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 3:54 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
54. 1.720 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 4:20 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
55. 2.215 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 5:38 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
56. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 6:13 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
57. 3.020 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 6:22 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
58. 3.121 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 6:32 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
59. 2.019 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 6:36 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
60. 1.921 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Nov 19, 6:57 AM HST · 15659 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.716 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 2:32 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.727 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 1:59 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
3. 1.723 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 1:26 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.125 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 12:45 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 12:20 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.62 km ESE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 12:07 PM HST · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.819 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 11:27 AM HST · 15660 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.111 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 11:05 AM HST · 15660 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.619 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 10:59 AM HST · 15660 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
10. 1.910 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 10:36 AM HST · 15660 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
11. 2.310 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 10:23 AM HST · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
12. 2.517 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 9:58 AM HST · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 9:58 AM HST · 15660 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
14. 2.410 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 9:54 AM HST · 15660 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.220 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 9:51 AM HST · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.2Island of Hawaii, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 9:31 AM HST · 15660 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
17. 1.525 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 8:50 AM HST · 15660 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.610 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 8:32 AM HST · 15660 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.822 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 7:42 AM HST · 15660 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.718 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Nov 18, 7:34 AM HST · 15660 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19833403. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.