Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii on Thu, Dec 25, 1986, 12:41 PM HST (22:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

Fern Forest forecastMore in Hawaii

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-25 22:41:57 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.340° N, 155.065° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
43

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. 2.98 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14509 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14509 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.825 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14508 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14508 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.528 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14507 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.718 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14507 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.09 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14507 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.811 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14507 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.613 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14506 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14506 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.716 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.516 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14506 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.811 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14506 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.22 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.024 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.96 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14504 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.310 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.111 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.312 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.612 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.05 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.449 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.814 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.53 km ESE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.546 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14502 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14502 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.26 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14501 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.12 km NE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14500 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.110 km NW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14499 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14498 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.319 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14498 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14498 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.33 km E of Volcano, Hawaii · 14497 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.920 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14497 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.124 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14496 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.68 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14496 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.013 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14496 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.75 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14496 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 3.05 km SW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.013 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14495 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.513 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.724 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.13 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.64 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.113 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14494 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.83 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.614 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.93 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.02 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.914 km SSE of Eden Roc, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.85 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.94 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14493 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Earthquakes todayHawaii earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv229721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.