Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Wed, Jan 1, 1986, 8:20 PM HST (06:20 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1986-01-02 06:20:03 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.398° N, 155.264° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.628 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.99 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14881 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.011 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14881 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.59 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14881 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.424 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14881 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.323 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14881 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.16 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14881 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14880 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14880 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.82 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14880 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14880 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14880 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14880 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14879 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.313 km NW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14879 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14879 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.625 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.114 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.615 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.714 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.624 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.512 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.97 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.119 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.525 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.912 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14876 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.53 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14876 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14876 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.914 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14875 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.110 km ENE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14875 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14875 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14875 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14874 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14874 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.926 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.610 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14874 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.619 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14874 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.812 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14873 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14873 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14873 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14873 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14873 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.924 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14873 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.025 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · -4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.010 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.29 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.810 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.010 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.39 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.810 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.79 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv206237. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC.