M3.8 earthquake 13 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

Magnitude

3.8 (ml), minor

Local time

Mon, Jan 27, 1986, 1:36 PM HST

UTC

1986-01-27 23:36:28 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

19.319° N, 155.222° W

Region

Hawaii

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

50

• Volcano, HawaiiPopulation 2,575. Forecast14 kmS
• Hawaiian Paradise Park, HawaiiPopulation 11,404. Forecast40 kmSW
• Honolulu, HawaiiPopulation 350,964. Forecast353 kmSE

After

1. 1.94 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 9, 7:39 AM HST · 14835 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
2. 1.817 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 9, 8:32 AM HST · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.815 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 9, 11:09 AM HST · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
4. 2.05 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 9, 3:56 PM HST · 14834 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
5. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 9, 8:58 PM HST · 14834 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.716 km NE of P?hala, HawaiiSun, Feb 9, 11:17 PM HST · 14834 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.211 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 10, 1:49 AM HST · 14834 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.815 km SSW of Honoka‘a, HawaiiMon, Feb 10, 5:09 AM HST · 14834 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
9. 2.027 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 10, 6:23 AM HST · 14834 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 10, 8:11 AM HST · 14834 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
11. 1.810 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiMon, Feb 10, 9:42 AM HST · 14834 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
12. 2.02 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 10, 9:56 PM HST · 14833 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
13. 1.726 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 11, 12:56 AM HST · 14833 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
14. 1.53 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 11, 2:40 AM HST · 14833 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.01 km WNW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 11, 6:51 AM HST · 14833 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
16. 1.6Island of Hawaii, HawaiiTue, Feb 11, 9:50 AM HST · 14833 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
17. 1.610 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 11, 11:31 AM HST · 14832 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
18. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 11, 4:07 PM HST · 14832 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 11, 5:19 PM HST · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
20. 1.72 km ENE of Kealakekua, HawaiiTue, Feb 11, 8:14 PM HST · 14832 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
21. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 11, 8:45 PM HST · 14832 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
22. 1.813 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiTue, Feb 11, 10:08 PM HST · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
23. 1.67 km W of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 11, 11:09 PM HST · 14832 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
24. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 12, 1:44 AM HST · 14832 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
25. 1.826 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, HawaiiWed, Feb 12, 2:55 AM HST · 14832 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
26. 2.03 km N of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 12, 9:13 AM HST · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
27. 2.125 km W of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 12, 2:27 PM HST · 14831 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
28. 1.816 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, HawaiiWed, Feb 12, 9:20 PM HST · 14831 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
29. 1.716 km SW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 13, 2:02 AM HST · 14831 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
30. 2.612 km SSW of Leilani Estates, HawaiiThu, Feb 13, 3:23 AM HST · 14831 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
31. 1.714 km S of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 13, 10:57 AM HST · 14831 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
32. 2.89 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 13, 9:04 PM HST · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
33. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 14, 1:40 AM HST · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
34. 2.68 km SE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 14, 1:43 AM HST · 14830 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
35. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiFri, Feb 14, 2:42 AM HST · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
36. 3.012 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiFri, Feb 14, 4:25 AM HST · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
37. 2.09 km WSW of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 14, 10:04 AM HST · 14830 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
38. 1.610 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 14, 1:01 PM HST · 14829 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
39. 2.320 km SSW of Captain Cook, HawaiiFri, Feb 14, 7:24 PM HST · 14829 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
40. 1.719 km SE of Waimea, HawaiiSat, Feb 15, 2:58 AM HST · 14829 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
41. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 15, 6:39 AM HST · 14829 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
42. 2.026 km W of Volcano, HawaiiSat, Feb 15, 1:14 PM HST · 14828 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
43. 2.312 km NNE of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 15, 7:38 PM HST · 14828 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
44. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, HawaiiSat, Feb 15, 9:15 PM HST · 14828 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
45. 2.126 km N of P?hala, HawaiiSat, Feb 15, 11:35 PM HST · 14828 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
46. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 16, 2:58 AM HST · 14828 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
47. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 16, 3:23 AM HST · 14828 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
48. 1.7Island of Hawaii, HawaiiSun, Feb 16, 4:13 AM HST · 14828 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
49. 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiSun, Feb 16, 1:21 PM HST · 14827 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
50. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiSun, Feb 16, 2:52 PM HST · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
51. 1.611 km W of Volcano, HawaiiMon, Feb 17, 4:05 PM HST · 14826 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
52. 1.716 km S of Volcano, HawaiiTue, Feb 18, 4:37 PM HST · 14825 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
53. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 19, 2:02 AM HST · 14825 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
54. 1.614 km N of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 19, 3:03 AM HST · 14825 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
55. 1.620 km N of P?hala, HawaiiWed, Feb 19, 11:58 AM HST · 14824 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
56. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiWed, Feb 19, 9:17 PM HST · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
57. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, HawaiiThu, Feb 20, 6:34 AM HST · 14824 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
58. 1.79 km N of Naalehu, HawaiiThu, Feb 20, 6:35 AM HST · 14824 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
59. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, HawaiiThu, Feb 20, 10:06 AM HST · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
60. 2.018 km N of P?hala, HawaiiFri, Feb 21, 4:17 AM HST · 14823 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv207776. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.