Hawaii earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 19 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Jan 12, 1986, 8:36 PM HST (06:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-13 06:36:47 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.467° N, 155.414° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.422 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.114 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.33 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.613 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.23 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.13 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.311 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.98 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.09 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.99 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.910 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.914 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 3.511 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14839 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14839 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14838 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14838 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14837 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14837 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 3.324 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14837 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.716 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14837 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14836 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.611 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14836 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14836 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14836 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14836 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.613 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14836 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14836 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.911 km NE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.916 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14836 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.96 km W of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14835 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.66 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14835 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14835 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.64 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14835 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.94 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14835 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.817 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.815 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.05 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14834 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14834 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.716 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14834 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.211 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14834 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv206810. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.