M2.4 earthquake 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 22 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Dec 24, 1983, 12:36 PM HST (22:36 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 14 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-24 22:36:24 UTC
- Depth
- 3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.469° N, 155.451° 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, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 68°
- Stations used
- 46
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
- 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.1Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.72 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.919 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.925 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15582 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.120 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15581 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.124 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15581 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15581 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.524 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.221 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.125 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.414 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.012 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.526 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15580 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.712 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.720 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.226 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.614 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.418 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.9Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.618 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.524 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.523 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.84 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.115 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15578 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.728 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.921 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.323 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.426 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.124 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.131 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.916 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.017 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.427 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.36 km W of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.41 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.016 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.124 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.717 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.417 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.717 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.79 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.27 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19834296. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.