M1.9 earthquake 10 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Jan 2, 1986, 11:52 AM HST (21:52 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-02 21:52:26 UTC
- Depth
- 2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.398° N, 155.319° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 190°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
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 143 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.011 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.59 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.424 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.323 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.923 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.16 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.114 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.66 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.82 km NW of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14881 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14881 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.913 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14881 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14880 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.313 km NW of Mountain View, Hawaii · 14880 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.817 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14880 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.625 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14880 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.114 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14880 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.615 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14879 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.714 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14879 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.624 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14879 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.918 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14879 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.613 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14879 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.018 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.512 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14879 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.59 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.97 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.119 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.512 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.816 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.525 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14878 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.912 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.53 km SE of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.816 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.914 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.816 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14876 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.110 km ENE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14876 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.612 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.626 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.615 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14875 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14875 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.926 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14875 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.610 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14875 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.619 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14875 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.812 km NE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii · 14875 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.814 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14874 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.914 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14874 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.518 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14874 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.613 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.924 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14874 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14874 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.724 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14873 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.218 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14873 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.010 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14873 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14873 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.725 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14873 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.225 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14873 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
The first 60 of 197.
Before
- 1.99 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.122 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.628 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.79 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.05 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.025 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14883 days ago · -4 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.8Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14884 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14884 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.010 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14884 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14884 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14884 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14884 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.69 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14884 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.29 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14884 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.99 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14884 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14884 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14885 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14885 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
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