Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Dec 30, 1983, 2:57 AM HST (12:57 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 24 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-30 12:57:45 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.411° N, 155.356° 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
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.124 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.612 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15577 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.915 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.131 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.916 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15576 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.017 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.917 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.427 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.36 km W of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.41 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.016 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.124 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.717 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.811 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15575 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.417 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.520 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.717 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.79 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 15574 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.27 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.517 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.116 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.414 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 3.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15573 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 3.524 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.923 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.814 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.812 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.112 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 3.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15572 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.521 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 3.212 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.911 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.723 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.721 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.817 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.725 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15571 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 15570 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.926 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15570 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 15570 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.113 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15570 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.019 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15570 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.027 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15569 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.820 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 15569 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.92 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15569 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.020 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15569 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.826 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 15569 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.816 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 15568 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 15568 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19834366. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.