Hawaii earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Fri, Jan 31, 1986, 7:04 PM HST (05:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Local time
UTC
1986-02-01 05:04:10 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.313° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14852 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.323 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14852 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.014 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.216 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14852 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.011 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14852 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.913 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14851 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.310 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.516 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14850 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.325 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.712 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.813 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.514 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14850 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.516 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.16 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.422 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.114 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.05 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.33 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.613 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.17 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.23 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.416 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.522 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.95 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.15 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.18 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.86 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.16 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.13 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.98 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.910 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.311 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.98 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.09 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.99 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.910 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.910 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.914 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 3.511 km N of Volcano, Hawaii · 14849 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.4Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.06 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14848 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.618 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.218 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.017 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14846 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.76 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14846 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 3.324 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14846 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.716 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.85 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14846 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.75 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.611 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.74 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.012 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.76 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.613 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.411 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.012 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14853 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.415 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14853 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.011 km NNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14853 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.08 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.911 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14853 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.7Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14854 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.016 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14854 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.714 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14854 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14854 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.69 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14854 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.620 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.412 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14854 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.818 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14854 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.735 km SSE of Waimea, Hawaii · 14855 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.521 km SW of Laup?hoehoe, Hawaii · 14855 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.76 km WSW of P?hala, Hawaii · 14855 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.07 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14855 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv208142. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.