M2.7 earthquake 20 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Nov 15, 1986, 2:54 PM HST

UTC

1986-11-16 00:54:58 UTC

Depth

42.2 km (26.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.277° N, 155.122° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

185°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

43

• Fern Forest, HawaiiPopulation 1,150. Forecast21 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast38 kmSSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast364 kmSE

After

1. 1.927 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 1, 10:53 AM HST · 14539 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
2. 1.818 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 1, 1:00 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
3. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 1, 1:07 PM HST · 14539 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
4. 1.813 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 2:33 PM HST · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
5. 1.814 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 4:27 PM HST · 14538 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.65 km SW of Pa‘auilo, HawaiiTue, Dec 2, 7:02 PM HST · 14538 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
7. 2.12 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 12:39 PM HST · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.114 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 6:04 PM HST · 14537 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
9. 2.114 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Dec 3, 6:07 PM HST · 14537 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
10. 2.614 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 12:51 AM HST · 14537 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.221 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 2:42 AM HST · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.825 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 4:01 PM HST · 14536 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
13. 1.95 km W of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 7:57 PM HST · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.5Island of Hawaii, HawaiiThu, Dec 4, 8:35 PM HST · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
15. 2.16 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 4:46 AM HST · 14535 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.913 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 5:53 AM HST · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.711 km S of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 11:09 AM HST · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
18. 1.913 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 12:03 PM HST · 14535 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.412 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 5:25 PM HST · 14535 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.615 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Dec 5, 6:08 PM HST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
21. 1.711 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 3:43 AM HST · 14534 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
22. 3.616 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 12:10 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
23. 1.917 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 12:23 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
24. 1.921 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 12:26 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
25. 1.919 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 4:33 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
26. 1.921 km E of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Dec 6, 4:37 PM HST · 14534 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
27. 1.92 km SSW of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 12:45 AM HST · 14533 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
28. 2.33 km WSW of Kurtistown, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 1:49 AM HST · 14533 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
29. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 3:41 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
30. 2.213 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 3:44 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
31. 1.810 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 3:55 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
32. 1.915 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 5:44 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
33. 1.711 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 6:10 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
34. 2.36 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 6:26 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
35. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 6:57 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
36. 2.412 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 7:05 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
37. 3.114 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 7:07 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
38. 2.014 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 7:35 AM HST · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
39. 2.012 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 12:02 PM HST · 14532 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
40. 2.112 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 12:03 PM HST · 14532 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
41. 2.415 km S of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Dec 8, 4:37 PM HST · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 5:38 AM HST · 14531 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
43. 2.35 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 10:04 AM HST · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
44. 2.20 km WNW of Eden Roc, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 10:33 AM HST · 14531 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
45. 2.47 km SE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 10:39 AM HST · 14531 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
46. 2.520 km SSE of Waimea, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 10:43 AM HST · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
47. 2.010 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 10:46 AM HST · 14531 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
48. 2.115 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 11:29 AM HST · 14531 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
49. 1.94 km WNW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 11:42 AM HST · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
50. 1.99 km SSW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 1:11 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
51. 2.318 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 2:32 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
52. 2.010 km NW of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 2:38 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
53. 2.21 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 2:39 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
54. 2.08 km N of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 2:58 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
55. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 5:21 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
56. 2.310 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 5:27 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
57. 1.911 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 6:42 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
58. 2.06 km W of Mountain View, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 7:50 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
59. 1.816 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 8:16 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
60. 2.14 km SE of Fern Acres, HawaiiTue, Dec 9, 9:21 PM HST · 14531 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv226708. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.