M2.8 earthquake 41 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 41 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii on Sat, Apr 26, 1986, 8:36 AM HST (18:36 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 Hawaii region, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-26 18:36:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.928° N, 155.639° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 323°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.1Hawaii region, Hawaii · 14758 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.518 km NNE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.851 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii · 14748 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.055 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii · 14746 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.897 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 14703 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 2.639 km E of Hana, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.039 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii · 14759 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.613 km NNE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.180 km NE of Hana, Hawaii · 14779 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.465 km NE of Hana, Hawaii · 14780 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv213035. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.