Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 18 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii on Tue, Mar 18, 1986, 12:48 PM HST (22:48 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 14 km W of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-18 22:48:49 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.355° N, 155.398° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
13

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 196.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv211926. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.