Hawaii earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km S of Volcano, Hawaii on Thu, Feb 13, 1986, 10:57 AM HST (20:57 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-13 20:57:40 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.311° N, 155.221° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
28

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

  1. 2.06 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14821 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.96 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14821 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.013 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.17 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.315 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14820 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.117 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14819 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.924 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14819 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.515 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14819 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.5Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14818 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.322 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 14818 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.813 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.84 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.222 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.05 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.05 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.722 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14817 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.111 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.812 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 3.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.810 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.917 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 3.510 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.013 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.216 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.919 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.825 km WSW of Wainaku, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.416 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.63 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.823 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14809 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.67 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.025 km W of Volcano, HI · 14807 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.918 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.33 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv209021. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.