Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Wed, Jul 2, 1986, 11:39 AM HST (21:39 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 23 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-02 21:39:37 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.319° N, 155.119° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14682 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.03 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.719 km S of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.925 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.05 km E of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.93 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.925 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.32 km ESE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.716 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14681 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.513 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.62 km ESE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.014 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.79 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14679 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.910 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14679 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14679 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.111 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14679 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.021 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14678 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.810 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14677 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14677 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.516 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14677 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.36 km SSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14677 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14676 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14676 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.16 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14676 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.03 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.916 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.942 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.744 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.98 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14674 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14673 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 3.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.514 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.225 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.914 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14672 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.613 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.515 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14671 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.416 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.214 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14669 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.712 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14669 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14669 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14669 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.113 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv217874. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC.