Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii on Thu, Feb 27, 1986, 2:44 AM HST (12:44 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 13 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-27 12:44:34 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.426° N, 154.932° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.114 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.816 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.69 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.912 km W of P?hala, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.912 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.79 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.616 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.015 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.916 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14802 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.816 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.014 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.29 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.814 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.214 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.611 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.314 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.69 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14798 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.616 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.627 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.79 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.49 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14796 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14795 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14794 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14794 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.615 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14793 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14793 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.913 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14793 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.016 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14792 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.021 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14791 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.732 km SE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14791 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 195.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv209913. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.