Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Dec 23, 1983, 12:33 AM HST (10:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 19 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-23 10:33:31 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.314° N, 155.250° 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
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
39

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. 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.63 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.93 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.717 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.616 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.113 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.815 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.620 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.72 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.925 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.124 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15581 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15581 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.524 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.221 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.125 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 3.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.526 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.712 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.720 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.226 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.614 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.84 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.115 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.728 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.921 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.426 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.124 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.131 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.916 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.017 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.427 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 3.36 km W of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.41 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.016 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.124 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.717 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19834277. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.