M1.9 earthquake 10 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 27, 1983, 10:52 PM HST

UTC

1983-12-28 08:52:00 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.433° N, 155.335° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

47°

Stations used

31

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast11 kmW
• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast42 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast335 kmSE

After

1. 1.717 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 11:07 PM HST · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.024 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 11:26 PM HST · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
3. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 1:56 AM HST · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
4. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 3:36 AM HST · 15616 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
5. 1.818 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 3:41 AM HST · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
6. 2.124 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 4:27 AM HST · 15616 days ago · -3 km deep · 31 km away
7. 1.911 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 10:26 AM HST · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.820 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 10:52 AM HST · 15616 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 1:42 PM HST · 15616 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 5:52 PM HST · 15616 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
11. 1.716 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 6:23 PM HST · 15616 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.216 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 6:29 PM HST · 15616 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.817 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 9:07 PM HST · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 28, 11:37 PM HST · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 12:04 AM HST · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 1:15 AM HST · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
17. 2.22 km SE of Fern Acres, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 1:33 AM HST · 15616 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
18. 2.823 km W of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 2:47 AM HST · 15616 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
19. 3.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 2:58 AM HST · 15616 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
20. 1.917 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 3:57 AM HST · 15615 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
21. 1.719 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 5:39 AM HST · 15615 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
22. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 6:04 AM HST · 15615 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
23. 1.914 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 6:16 AM HST · 15615 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
24. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 6:20 AM HST · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
25. 3.423 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 9:58 AM HST · 15615 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
26. 1.921 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 10:05 AM HST · 15615 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
27. 3.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 11:50 AM HST · 15615 days ago · -3 km deep · 30 km away
28. 1.923 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 1:19 PM HST · 15615 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
29. 1.924 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 9:08 PM HST · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
30. 2.11 km S of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 29, 9:35 PM HST · 15615 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
31. 1.614 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 1:26 AM HST · 15615 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
32. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 2:24 AM HST · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
33. 2.124 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 2:57 AM HST · 15615 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
34. 2.013 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 2:57 AM HST · 15615 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
35. 2.128 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 3:08 AM HST · 15614 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
36. 2.113 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 6:05 AM HST · 15614 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
37. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 9:00 AM HST · 15614 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
38. 2.613 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 9:42 AM HST · 15614 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
39. 1.512 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 11:32 AM HST · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
40. 2.216 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 1:55 PM HST · 15614 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
41. 1.811 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 2:19 PM HST · 15614 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
42. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 30, 8:26 PM HST · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
43. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 31, 1:08 PM HST · 15613 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
44. 1.615 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 31, 5:01 PM HST · 15613 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
45. 1.813 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 31, 9:27 PM HST · 15613 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
46. 2.125 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Dec 31, 10:43 PM HST · 15613 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
47. 2.324 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 12:12 AM HST · 15613 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
48. 2.016 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 4:32 AM HST · 15612 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
49. 2.218 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 5:15 AM HST · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
50. 2.713 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 5:34 AM HST · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
51. 2.113 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 8:23 AM HST · 15612 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
52. 2.60 km W of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 8:27 AM HST · 15612 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
53. 1.91 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 9:57 AM HST · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
54. 1.518 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 3:44 PM HST · 15612 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
55. 2.418 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 5:05 PM HST · 15612 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
56. 2.615 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 5:32 PM HST · 15612 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
57. 1.817 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 7:43 PM HST · 15612 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
58. 3.210 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 8:55 PM HST · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
59. 1.726 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Jan 1, 10:09 PM HST · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
60. 2.227 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Jan 2, 3:59 AM HST · 15611 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 9:09 PM HST · 15617 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
2. 2.118 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 8:57 PM HST · 15617 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.920 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 4:46 PM HST · 15617 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
4. 3.415 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 2:50 PM HST · 15617 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.824 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 11:08 AM HST · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
6. 2.225 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 9:34 AM HST · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.125 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 6:21 AM HST · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.412 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 6:13 AM HST · 15617 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.820 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 3:26 AM HST · 15617 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.215 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 27, 1:02 AM HST · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.314 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 26, 12:59 PM HST · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
12. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 26, 10:18 AM HST · 15618 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
13. 1.8Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Dec 26, 10:01 AM HST · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.418 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 26, 7:07 AM HST · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
15. 1.812 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 26, 2:58 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 26, 2:14 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
17. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 25, 9:36 PM HST · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
18. 2.716 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 25, 3:35 PM HST · 15619 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
19. 2.626 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 25, 8:39 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.811 km ENE of Kalaoa, HawaiiSun, Dec 25, 6:39 AM HST · 15619 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19834331. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.