Hawaii earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Sun, Feb 16, 1986, 3:23 AM HST (13:23 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 18 km N of P?hala, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-16 13:23:59 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.395° N, 155.251° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
9

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 · 22 km away
  2. 3.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.313 km NE of P?hala, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.810 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.714 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.619 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.917 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14816 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.316 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.6Island of Hawaii, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.510 km SW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.013 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.37 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14815 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.216 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.315 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.618 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.919 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.616 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.826 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.513 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14812 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.825 km WSW of Wainaku, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.514 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.311 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.58 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.714 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14811 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.416 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.86 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.63 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.68 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14810 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.823 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14809 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.67 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.025 km W of Volcano, HI · 14808 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.912 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.918 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14808 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.515 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.614 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.33 km NNE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.318 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14807 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.112 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.82 km S of P?hala, Hawaii · 14806 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.113 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.813 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.219 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.114 km E of Nanawale Estates, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.015 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.513 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.14 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 14805 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.816 km W of Wainaku, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.123 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 3.614 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.714 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.117 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.716 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.715 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14804 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.69 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.116 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 14803 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv209192. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.