M4.1 earthquake 16 km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii

Magnitude

4.1 (ml), light

Local time

Tue, Sep 30, 1986, 10:02 PM HST

UTC

1986-10-01 08:02:16 UTC

Depth

34.6 km (21.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.682° N, 155.235° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

140°

Stations used

49

• Hilo, HawaiiPopulation 43,263. Forecast16 kmWSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast328 kmESE

After

1. 2.012 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 1, 1:02 AM HST · 14609 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.325 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 1, 12:06 PM HST · 14609 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
3. 2.313 km NNW of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 1, 7:31 PM HST · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
4. 1.925 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 2, 10:56 AM HST · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.914 km SE of Eden Roc, HawaiiThu, Oct 2, 3:03 PM HST · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.915 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiThu, Oct 2, 9:32 PM HST · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.712 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 3, 9:14 AM HST · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Oct 3, 3:25 PM HST · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
9. 1.948 km S of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 1:57 AM HST · 14606 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 3:00 AM HST · 14606 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 4:58 AM HST · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
12. 2.038 km SE of Naalehu, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 5:56 AM HST · 14606 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.625 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 6:02 AM HST · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
14. 1.514 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 6:48 PM HST · 14606 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
15. 1.91 km SW of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 7:41 PM HST · 14606 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.36 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 10:18 PM HST · 14606 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
17. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 4, 10:47 PM HST · 14606 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.710 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 12:15 AM HST · 14606 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
19. 2.213 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 12:37 AM HST · 14605 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
20. 2.4Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 1:17 AM HST · 14605 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
21. 2.26 km NNW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 1:23 AM HST · 14605 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
22. 1.715 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 2:24 AM HST · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
23. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 5:11 AM HST · 14605 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
24. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 8:34 AM HST · 14605 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
25. 1.917 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 9:57 AM HST · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
26. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 2:49 PM HST · 14605 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
27. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Oct 5, 5:45 PM HST · 14605 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
28. 2.414 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Oct 6, 6:43 AM HST · 14604 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
29. 2.313 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 6, 10:27 AM HST · 14604 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
30. 2.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiMon, Oct 6, 11:17 PM HST · 14604 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
31. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 7, 6:31 PM HST · 14603 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
32. 2.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 8, 6:26 PM HST · 14602 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
33. 2.119 km W of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Oct 9, 10:05 AM HST · 14601 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
34. 1.521 km SSE of Waikoloa, HawaiiThu, Oct 9, 10:45 AM HST · 14601 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
35. 2.021 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 9, 4:57 PM HST · 14601 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
36. 2.39 km SSW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiThu, Oct 9, 10:40 PM HST · 14601 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
37. 1.914 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Oct 10, 1:18 AM HST · 14600 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
38. 2.44 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiSat, Oct 11, 2:37 AM HST · 14599 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
39. 1.615 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 11, 6:24 AM HST · 14599 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
40. 1.713 km S of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Oct 11, 4:07 PM HST · 14599 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
41. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 12, 1:14 AM HST · 14598 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
42. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Oct 12, 1:23 AM HST · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
43. 1.617 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 13, 12:14 AM HST · 14598 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
44. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Oct 13, 1:39 AM HST · 14597 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
45. 2.015 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiMon, Oct 13, 5:59 PM HST · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
46. 1.96 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 7:09 AM HST · 14596 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
47. 1.817 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 10:05 AM HST · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
48. 2.313 km E of Leilani Estates, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 2:30 PM HST · 14596 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
49. 1.618 km N of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 3:28 PM HST · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
50. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 9:03 PM HST · 14596 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
51. 1.88 km N of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiTue, Oct 14, 11:38 PM HST · 14596 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
52. 2.126 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 5:58 AM HST · 14595 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
53. 2.918 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 6:15 AM HST · 14595 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
54. 2.08 km S of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 8:56 AM HST · 14595 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
55. 2.025 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 2:42 PM HST · 14595 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
56. 2.022 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 4:36 PM HST · 14595 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
57. 2.28 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 7:47 PM HST · 14595 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
58. 1.716 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiWed, Oct 15, 8:33 PM HST · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
59. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Oct 16, 5:46 AM HST · 14594 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
60. 2.318 km N of P?hala, HawaiiThu, Oct 16, 9:00 AM HST · 14594 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Sep 30, 6:06 PM HST · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.448 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 30, 5:35 PM HST · 14610 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.425 km NW of P?hala, HawaiiTue, Sep 30, 3:40 PM HST · 14610 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
4. 2.02 km SE of Leilani Estates, HawaiiMon, Sep 29, 8:16 PM HST · 14611 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
5. 2.822 km WNW of Kalaoa, HawaiiSun, Sep 28, 9:57 AM HST · 14612 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.112 km SSE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Sep 28, 4:40 AM HST · 14612 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
7. 1.84 km WNW of Waimea, HawaiiSun, Sep 28, 2:11 AM HST · 14612 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.023 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Sep 28, 1:26 AM HST · 14612 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.50 km ESE of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiSun, Sep 28, 12:19 AM HST · 14613 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Sep 27, 1:52 PM HST · 14613 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.63 km SSW of Mountain View, HawaiiSat, Sep 27, 10:19 AM HST · 14613 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.311 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, HawaiiSat, Sep 27, 8:17 AM HST · 14613 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.9Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSat, Sep 27, 12:42 AM HST · 14613 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
14. 1.915 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 11:00 PM HST · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
15. 2.26 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 7:30 PM HST · 14614 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
16. 2.813 km WNW of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 4:39 PM HST · 14614 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.817 km W of Kailua-Kona, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 3:56 PM HST · 14614 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.32 km WNW of Ainaloa, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 3:31 PM HST · 14614 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
19. 3.24 km E of Pepeekeo, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 8:03 AM HST · 14614 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.223 km W of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Sep 26, 4:19 AM HST · 14614 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv223385. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.