November 16, 1983 Earthquake: Kapapala, Hawaii, United States
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Kapapala, Hawaii, United States on November 16, 1983 at 16:13:00 UTC, 12 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- November 16, 1983
- Time
- 16:13:00 UTC
- Place
- Kapapala, Hawaii, United States
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 19.430° N, 155.454° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $6.5 million
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 3, 1868, SE of, Hawaii, United States
- November 29, 1975, Hawaii, United States
- June 26, 1989, Puna District, Hawaiian Islands, United States
- May 4, 2018, Puna District, Hawaiian Islands, United States
- March 17, 1952, Hawaii, United States
- August 21, 1951, Hawaii, United States
- April 26, 1973, Hilo, Hawaii, United States
- September 21, 1908, Hawaii, United States
- October 15, 2006, Hawaiian Islands, United States
- March 20, 1926, Hawaii, United States
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5006.