M1.5 earthquake 3 km W of Volcano, Hawaii
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, Feb 11, 1986, 2:40 AM HST (12:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 18 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-11 12:40:59 UTC
- Depth
- 9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.447° N, 155.269° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 183°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 17
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.318 km WNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 14823 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.717 km ENE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14823 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.514 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14823 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.35 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14823 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.86 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14821 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14821 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14821 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14821 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.17 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.315 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.924 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14819 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.322 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14818 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.813 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14818 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.05 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.05 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.722 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.810 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.917 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.510 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.013 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.216 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.919 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.825 km WSW of Wainaku, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 47 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.416 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.63 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.823 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.67 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.025 km W of Volcano, HI · 14808 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
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