Hawaii earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Jan 28, 1986, 1:41 AM HST (11:41 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 15 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-28 11:41:40 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.332° N, 155.193° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14835 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.78 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14835 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.716 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14835 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.211 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14834 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.815 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14834 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.027 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14834 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14834 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.810 km NNE of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14834 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.02 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14834 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.726 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14833 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.53 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14833 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.01 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14833 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14833 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.610 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14833 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.65 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14833 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.610 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14833 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.72 km ENE of Kealakekua, Hawaii · 14833 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.512 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14833 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.813 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14833 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.67 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14833 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.85 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14832 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.826 km ENE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14832 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.03 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.125 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14832 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.816 km NNW of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14832 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.716 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14831 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.612 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14831 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14831 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.89 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14831 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.115 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.68 km SE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14830 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.012 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.012 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.09 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14830 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.610 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14830 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.320 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14830 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.719 km SE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14829 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.815 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14829 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.026 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.312 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14829 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.615 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14829 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.126 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.09 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14828 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.55 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14828 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14828 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.515 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14828 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.914 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14828 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.611 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14827 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14826 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.110 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14825 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.614 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14825 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14825 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 3.215 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.615 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14824 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.79 km N of Naalehu, Hawaii · 14824 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.715 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.018 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14823 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.717 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14823 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14823 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14823 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv207845. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.