Hawaii earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Sun, Oct 12, 1986, 1:14 AM HST (11:14 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 24 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-12 11:14:36 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.323° N, 155.132° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km ESE of Honalo, Hawaii · 14567 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14567 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.912 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14567 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.11 km SSE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14567 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.916 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14566 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14566 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14566 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14566 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.624 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.413 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.014 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14565 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14564 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14564 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.118 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14564 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.648 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14564 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.613 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14564 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14563 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14563 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.77 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14562 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14562 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 2.417 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14562 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.422 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14562 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.29 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14562 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.822 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14561 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.521 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14560 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14560 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14560 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14559 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.014 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14559 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.024 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14559 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.911 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14559 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.212 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14558 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.113 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14558 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.522 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14557 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.910 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14557 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.611 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14557 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.09 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14557 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.520 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14556 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 4.011 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14556 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.715 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.720 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 42 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.56 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.821 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.112 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.84 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14555 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.019 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.213 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.57 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.06 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.13 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.07 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.14 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.22 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.22 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.83 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14554 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv224099. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.