Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Tue, Aug 12, 1986, 12:10 AM HST (10:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 16 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-12 10:10:45 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.373° N, 155.057° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
22

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. 3.216 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.915 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.75 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.221 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14628 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14627 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14627 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14627 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.13 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.017 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14627 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14626 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.821 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14626 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.913 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14625 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.716 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.03 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14625 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.0Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.08 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14624 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 3.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.57 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14623 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.267 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14622 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.2Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.815 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.97 km E of P?pa‘ikou, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.824 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.515 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.611 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.79 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.116 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 3.19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.69 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.58 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.28 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.312 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv220198. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.