Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Sat, Mar 15, 1986, 10:15 AM HST (20:15 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 12 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-15 20:15:28 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.365° N, 155.041° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14786 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.512 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14786 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.09 km E of H?lualoa, Hawaii · 14786 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.224 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.114 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14783 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.812 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14783 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.826 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14783 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.027 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14783 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.512 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14782 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14782 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14781 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.915 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14781 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.68 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14781 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.712 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14781 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.415 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14780 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14780 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14780 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.914 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14780 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.110 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14780 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.119 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14779 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14779 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.618 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14779 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 4.414 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14779 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.713 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14778 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.613 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.521 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14778 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.017 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14778 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.614 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14778 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.94 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14777 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14777 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.512 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14777 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14777 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.116 km SW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14776 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14775 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14775 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14775 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.813 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14775 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.812 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14775 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.119 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14774 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.112 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.96 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.99 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14773 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14773 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14772 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.020 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14772 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.230 km S of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14772 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.414 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14772 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14772 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14771 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14771 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.34 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14771 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14771 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.527 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 14771 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.817 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14770 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.217 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14770 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14770 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.99 km WSW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14769 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.623 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14769 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv210932. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.