M3.0 earthquake 55 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 55 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii on Thu, May 8, 1986, 1:22 PM HST (23:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-08 23:22:55 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.990° N, 155.514° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 14.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 327°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 2.851 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.518 km NNE of Hala‘ula, Hawaii · 14762 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.1Hawaii region, Hawaii · 14765 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.841 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii · 14766 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.639 km E of Hana, Hawaii · 14766 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.039 km ENE of Hana, Hawaii · 14766 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.613 km NNE of Kukuihaele, Hawaii · 14783 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv213939. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.