Hawaii earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km W of Volcano, Hawaii on Sat, Feb 15, 1986, 1:14 PM HST (23:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-15 23:14:37 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.442° N, 155.484° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
31

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. 1.818 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.810 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.917 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 3.510 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.013 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.216 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.919 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.825 km WSW of Wainaku, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.416 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.63 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.823 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14809 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.67 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.025 km W of Volcano, HI · 14808 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.918 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.33 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.82 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.114 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.816 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 3.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.69 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv209162. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.