M1.7 earthquake 12 km W of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Nov 22, 1983, 10:33 PM HST (08:33 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 21 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-23 08:33:33 UTC
- Depth
- 9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.432° N, 155.354° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 26
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.921 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.116 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.112 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.616 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.211 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.413 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.224 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.621 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.519 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.123 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.312 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.225 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.216 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.95 km E of Paukaa, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.018 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.919 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.820 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15656 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.119 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.210 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.813 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.821 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.920 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.67 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.717 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.519 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.824 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.619 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.422 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.816 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.17 km W of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.718 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.614 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.118 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.621 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.623 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.520 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.623 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.719 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.022 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.716 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.55 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.216 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.416 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.68 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.015 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.323 km NW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.622 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.520 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15657 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19833672. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.