M2.3 earthquake 12 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Dec 17, 1983, 11:38 PM HST (09:38 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 19 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
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-18 09:38:24 UTC
- Depth
- 7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.413° N, 155.353° 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 35°
- Stations used
- 36
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
- 1.819 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15588 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15588 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.519 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15587 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.112 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15587 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15587 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.911 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15587 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.714 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15586 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.617 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15586 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.218 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15586 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.712 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15586 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.821 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15586 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.226 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15586 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.115 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15586 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.227 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15585 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15585 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.823 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15585 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.917 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15585 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.412 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 15585 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.721 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15585 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.817 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15584 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15584 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15584 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.411 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15584 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15584 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15584 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.026 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15584 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.63 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.93 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.616 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.72 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.925 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.124 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15581 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15581 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15581 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.524 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.221 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.125 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.526 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.712 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.720 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.226 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.614 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.618 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
The first 60 of 199.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19834188. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.