Hawaii earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Wed, Aug 6, 1986, 9:34 AM HST (19:34 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-06 19:34:10 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.331° N, 155.096° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14632 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.119 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14631 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.023 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14631 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.614 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14631 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.011 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14631 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.525 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14630 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.711 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14629 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.817 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14629 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.314 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14629 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.325 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14629 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.67 km NW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.616 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.216 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.915 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.221 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14627 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14627 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.13 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 3.017 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14627 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14626 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.821 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14626 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14626 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.716 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.03 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14625 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.08 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.267 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.97 km E of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.611 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.79 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 3.19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.69 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.58 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv219947. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.