M1.9 earthquake 13 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Local time

Sat, Dec 20, 1986, 7:47 PM HST

UTC

1986-12-21 05:47:07 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.386° N, 155.038° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

37

• Eden Roc, HawaiiPopulation 1,386. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast24 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast363 kmSE

After

1. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 10:25 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.020 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 10:46 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.024 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 21, 12:51 AM HST · 14531 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
4. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 21, 4:06 AM HST · 14531 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
5. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 21, 8:26 AM HST · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.34 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 7:20 AM HST · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 11:33 AM HST · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.015 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 11:40 AM HST · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.317 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 3:04 PM HST · 14530 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 22, 4:11 PM HST · 14530 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 23, 5:28 AM HST · 14529 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.414 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 23, 5:46 PM HST · 14528 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
13. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 23, 11:26 PM HST · 14528 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.261 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 23, 11:29 PM HST · 14528 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
15. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 24, 2:40 PM HST · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
16. 1.810 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Dec 24, 9:41 PM HST · 14527 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
17. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 8:33 AM HST · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
18. 2.217 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 12:28 PM HST · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.515 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 12:41 PM HST · 14527 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.116 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 5:54 PM HST · 14526 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
21. 1.711 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Dec 25, 10:37 PM HST · 14526 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.09 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 26, 4:55 AM HST · 14526 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
23. 2.30 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 27, 1:45 PM HST · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.019 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Dec 27, 2:36 PM HST · 14525 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
25. 2.219 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 27, 8:33 PM HST · 14524 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
26. 1.719 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 27, 11:33 PM HST · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
27. 2.52 km SW of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 6:06 AM HST · 14524 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.225 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 7:14 AM HST · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
29. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 9:04 AM HST · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
30. 1.514 km ENE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 1:35 PM HST · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
31. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 3:43 PM HST · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.19 km NNE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 8:05 PM HST · 14523 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
33. 2.13 km NW of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 9:34 PM HST · 14523 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
34. 2.13 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 28, 11:27 PM HST · 14523 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
35. 2.111 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 3:40 AM HST · 14523 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
36. 2.11 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 4:47 AM HST · 14523 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
37. 2.28 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 6:05 AM HST · 14523 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
38. 1.815 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 7:29 AM HST · 14523 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
39. 1.93 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 8:31 AM HST · 14523 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
40. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 7:31 PM HST · 14522 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
41. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 29, 9:58 PM HST · 14522 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
42. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 5:21 AM HST · 14522 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
43. 1.713 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 11:57 AM HST · 14522 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
44. 2.713 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Dec 30, 9:17 PM HST · 14521 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
45. 1.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 5:04 PM HST · 14521 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
46. 2.96 km N of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 8:31 PM HST · 14520 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
47. 2.416 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Dec 31, 10:19 PM HST · 14520 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
48. 2.1Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 12:39 AM HST · 14520 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
49. 2.98 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 2:23 PM HST · 14520 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
50. 2.312 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Jan 1, 10:51 PM HST · 14519 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
51. 1.825 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Jan 2, 12:36 PM HST · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
52. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Jan 2, 4:17 PM HST · 14519 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
53. 2.528 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Jan 3, 4:13 AM HST · 14518 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
54. 2.718 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Jan 3, 9:43 AM HST · 14518 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
55. 2.09 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSat, Jan 3, 12:10 PM HST · 14518 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
56. 2.811 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiSat, Jan 3, 10:16 PM HST · 14517 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
57. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 1:23 AM HST · 14517 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
58. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 5:52 AM HST · 14517 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
59. 1.716 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 8:30 AM HST · 14517 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
60. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Jan 4, 12:07 PM HST · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 7:01 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
2. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 3:29 PM HST · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 1:33 PM HST · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
4. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 20, 3:03 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 19, 10:10 AM HST · 14533 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
6. 1.814 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 19, 7:30 AM HST · 14533 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Dec 17, 11:41 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
8. 2.026 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 17, 6:44 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
9. 1.811 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 17, 4:38 AM HST · 14535 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.811 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 10:39 PM HST · 14535 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.716 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 10:02 PM HST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.511 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 5:38 PM HST · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
13. 2.013 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 16, 9:53 AM HST · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.819 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 6:59 PM HST · 14536 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.93 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Dec 15, 1:37 PM HST · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 10:18 PM HST · 14537 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.317 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 7:53 PM HST · 14537 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 2:21 PM HST · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.227 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 12:41 PM HST · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.111 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Dec 14, 7:44 AM HST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv229421. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.