Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km NE of Puako, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Puako, Hawaii on Thu, Sep 11, 1986, 2:40 PM HST (00:40 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 9 km W of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-12 00:40:51 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.012° N, 155.789° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.69 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.58 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.28 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14618 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.312 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.78 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.37 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14617 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.713 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.115 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.111 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.99 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 14616 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.114 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14615 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.511 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14614 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.012 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14614 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.025 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14614 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.31 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14614 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 4.017 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.715 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.715 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.65 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14613 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.220 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14612 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.716 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14611 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.517 km NW of Kalaoa, HI · 14611 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.726 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.914 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.014 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14610 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.714 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 3.146 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 3.816 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.115 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.515 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.913 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14609 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.95 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.613 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.95 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.413 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.810 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14607 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.610 km S of Waikoloa, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.223 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 3.24 km E of Pepeekeo, Hawaii · 14606 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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