Hawaii earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 25 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii on Mon, Dec 5, 1983, 1:13 PM HST (23:13 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 15 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-05 23:13:48 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.526° N, 155.456° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
41

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. 2.017 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.516 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.213 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.819 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.113 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.915 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15598 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.810 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.517 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.025 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.217 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.513 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.413 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.217 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15596 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.811 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.220 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.830 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.313 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.821 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15595 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15594 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 3.215 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15594 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15594 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.911 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15594 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15594 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 3.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15594 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15594 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.921 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15594 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.410 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15594 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15593 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.813 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15593 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15593 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15593 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15593 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.917 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15593 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 3.216 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15593 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.125 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15593 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.517 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15593 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19833985. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.