Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Dec 3, 1983, 7:46 PM HST (05:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 13 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Volcano forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-04 05:46:58 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.421° N, 155.348° 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
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15600 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.026 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15600 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15600 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15600 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.119 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15600 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.423 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.717 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.011 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.910 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.918 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.017 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.226 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.419 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.017 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15599 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.516 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.213 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.810 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.517 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.217 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.217 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.811 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.830 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.821 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15594 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 3.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15594 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15594 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19833949. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.