Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Mon, Jul 14, 1986, 8:44 PM HST (06:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-15 06:44:49 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.384° N, 155.140° 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
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
17

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. 1.814 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.213 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.825 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.017 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.15 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.822 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.113 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.31 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.815 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.015 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14667 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.22 km WSW of Honalo, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.014 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.412 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.717 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14666 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.827 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.514 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.013 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14665 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.09 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14664 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.92 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.324 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.12 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14663 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.33 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14663 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14663 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.312 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.524 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.912 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.710 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.714 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14661 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.814 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.813 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14660 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.60 km NNE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14660 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14659 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.813 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14659 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.113 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14659 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.623 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14658 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14658 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.812 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14658 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14658 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14658 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.27 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14658 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14657 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.621 km NW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14657 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.115 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14657 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14657 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14657 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.99 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14657 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14656 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.513 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14656 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.116 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14655 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.711 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14655 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.915 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14655 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.63 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14654 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv218530. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.